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Author | : Jesús F. De la Teja |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2016-03-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 162349401X |
Winner, 2019 Summerfield G. Robert Award, sponsored by The Sons of the Republic of Texas Faces of Béxar showcases the finest work of Jesús F. de la Teja, a foremost authority on Spanish colonial Mexico and Texas through the Republic. These essays trace the arc of the author’s career over a quarter of a century. A new bibliographic essay on early San Antonio and Texas history rounds out the collection, showing where Tejano history has been, is now, and where it might go in the future. For de la Teja, the Tejano experience in San Antonio is a case study of a community in transition, one moved by forces within and without. From its beginnings as an imperial outpost to becoming the center of another, newer empire—itself in transition—the social, political, and military history of San Antonio was central to Texas history, to say nothing of the larger contexts of Mexican and American history. Faces of Béxar explores this and more, including San Antonio's origins as a military settlement, the community's economic ties to Saltillo, its role in the fight for Mexican independence, and the motivations of Tejanos for joining Anglo Texans in the struggle for independence. Taken together, Faces of Béxar stands to be a milestone in the growing literature on Tejano history.
Author | : Jesús F. de la Teja |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780826317513 |
A beautifully written history of the development of San Antonio in colonial Texas.
Author | : Nelson W. Wolff |
Publisher | : Trinity University Press |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2018-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1595348484 |
Nelson Wolff, Bexar County judge and former San Antonio mayor, has been an active participant in the city’s political and business community for five decades. His first book, Transforming San Antonio, highlighted four major initiatives that created the economic revitalization of the Southwest’s most vibrant city: building the AT&T Center; expanding the River Walk north to the Pearl Brewery; securing the Toyota manufacturing plant; and building the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and two adjacent PGA golf courses. The Changing Face of San Antonio explores six transformative city and countywide efforts that have emerged in the past decade: the Mission Reach expansion of the iconic River Walk, an eight-mile extension of one of the city's most valued resources; the renovation of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium into the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts; the much-needed expansion of the University Health System; criminal justice reform; the city’s efforts to become a tech leader in biomedicine, aerospace, and cybersecurity; and the creation of BiblioTech, the country's first all-digital public library. Wolff offers an insider’s view of the key issues that shaped these efforts. With journalistic ease, Wolff uses his unique point of view to convey the complexity of each endeavor—who said what to whom, when, and how—at a lively pace.The Changing Face of San Antonio reflects his passion for San Antonio and, as one might expect, his confidence in the paths taken under his leadership to help the city achieve its goals.
Author | : Mark Louis Rybczyk |
Publisher | : Trinity University Press |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2016-01-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1595347585 |
San Antonio is in the national spotlight as one of the fastest growing and most dynamic emerging major cities in America. Yet local lore has it that every Texan has two hometowns—his own and San Antonio. The Alamo City's charm, colorful surroundings, and diverse cultures combine to make it one of the most interesting places in Texas and the nation. In San Antonio Uncovered, Mark Rybczyk examines some of the city's internationally known legends and lore (including ghost stories) and takes a nostalgic look at landmarks that have disappeared. He also introduces some of the city’s characters and unusual features, debunks local myths, and corrects common misconceptions. Rybczyk embraces San Antonio's peculiarities by chronicling the cross-country journey of the World’s Largest Boots to their home in front of North Star Mall; the origins of the Frito corn chip and chewing gum; the annual Cornyation of King Anchovy; and Dwight Eisenhower's stint as the football coach at St Mary’s University. This completely updated, new edition of San Antonio Uncovered highlights San Antonio as a modern, thriving city with the feel of a small town that sees beauty in the old and fights to save it, even something as seemingly insignificant as an old Humble Oil Station; and its diverse inhabitants as those who appreciate the blending of the old and the new at the Tobin Center and fight to save what’s left of the Hot Wells Hotel.
Author | : Dave Lund |
Publisher | : Winlock Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2015-05-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1618687808 |
The nuclear missiles killed millions. The chemtrails brought them back to life. Now widely scattered bands of brave survivors struggle to defeat the undead—and the evil living—that are bent on their destruction. Bexar Reed and his family defeat the last of the violent post-apocalypse motorcycle gang that’s been trying to kill them for a thousand miles – but was the cost too high? Special Forces operatives are fighting their way north from Mexico, determined to help reclaim the U.S., leaving a bloody trail in their wake. The Secretary of Education is perhaps the last surviving member in the Presidential succession. Then there are the millions of ravenous walking dead, to be confronted and destroyed at every turn. "If you shook this book, gunpowder and testosterone would fall out." -Chris Philbrook, Author of Adrian's Undead Diary
Author | : Dave Lund |
Publisher | : Permuted Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2019-02-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1682612104 |
Legions of dead swarm across the United States while North Korean and Chinese troops continue the hard-fought invasion. In this nail-biting, high-octane finale of the Winchester Undead series, Bexar and Jessie Reed try to find a safe haven for the birth of their child, while Chivo and President Lampton try to stop a rogue secret operative turned traitor from carrying out the final blow. The fate of the country and the fate of civilization rests in their hands.
Author | : Martha Menchaca |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2022-01-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1477324372 |
A historical overview of Mexican Americans' social and economic experiences in Texas For hundreds of years, Mexican Americans in Texas have fought against political oppression and exclusion—in courtrooms, in schools, at the ballot box, and beyond. Through a detailed exploration of this long battle for equality, this book illuminates critical moments of both struggle and triumph in the Mexican American experience. Martha Menchaca begins with the Spanish settlement of Texas, exploring how Mexican Americans’ racial heritage limited their incorporation into society after the territory’s annexation. She then illustrates their political struggles in the nineteenth century as they tried to assert their legal rights of citizenship and retain possession of their land, and goes on to explore their fight, in the twentieth century, against educational segregation, jury exclusion, and housing covenants. It was only in 1967, she shows, that the collective pressure placed on the state government by Mexican American and African American activists led to the beginning of desegregation. Menchaca concludes with a look at the crucial roles that Mexican Americans have played in national politics, education, philanthropy, and culture, while acknowledging the important work remaining to be done in the struggle for equality.
Author | : Nelson W. Wolff |
Publisher | : Trinity University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2012-08-31 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1595341277 |
San Antonio boasts one of the country’s fastest-growing metropolitan regions, thanks to visionary personalities, key politicians, a vibrant citizenry, and a bit of luck. In this lively behind-the-scenes account, former mayor Nelson Wolff focuses on four major developments — the San Antonio Spurs’ AT&T Arena, Toyota, the PGA Village, and the River Walk expansion that transformed the city. This intriguing, highly readable journey through the contemporary life of one American city offers hope to all cities striving to recreate themselves.
Author | : Liza Long |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2015-08-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0147516404 |
Liza Long, the author of “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother"—as seen in the documentaries American Tragedy and HBO®'s A Dangerous Son—speaks out about mental illness. Like most of the nation, Liza Long spent December 14, 2012, mourning the victims of the Newtown shooting. As the mother of a child with a mental illness, however, she also wondered: “What if my son does that someday?” The emotional response she posted on her blog went viral, putting Long at the center of a passionate controversy. Now, she takes the next step. Powerful and shocking, The Price of Silence looks at how society stigmatizes mental illness—including in children—and the devastating societal cost. In the wake of repeated acts of mass violence, Long points the way forward.
Author | : Rick Riordan |
Publisher | : Bantam |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2013-12-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0804151954 |
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Multiple-award-winning author Rick Riordan brings back smart-mouthed Texas P.I. Tres Navarre for his most dangerous case yet. If you think the academic world is deadly dull, you're half right.... When a controversial English professor is found shot to death, Tres Navarre — P.I. and Ph.D. — is the only local academic crazy enough to accept the emergency opening at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Police assure him they already have a suspect, so while they wrap up the open-and-shut case, all Tres has to do is teach three classes, grade on a curve ... and walk in a dead man's shoes. It should be an easy assignment — but one thing Tres doesn't do is easy. When the evidence in the case starts looking a little too perfect, when the killing doesn't stop, Tres takes on some extracurricular research into the heart of an assassin — and lands in a high-stakes game of gangster honor on the darkest streets of San Antonio's West Side.... Don’t miss any of these hotter-than-Texas-chili Tres Navarre novels: BIG RED TEQUILA • THE WIDOWER’S TWO-STEP • THE LAST KING OF TEXAS • THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN • SOUTHTOWN • MISSION ROAD • REBEL ISLAND