300 Years of San Antonio and Bexar County
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
300 Years of San Antonio and Bexar County
By (Author) Claudia R. Guerra
Foreword by Char Miller
Preface by Felix D. Almarz
Afterword by John Phillip Santos
Trinity University Press,U.S.
Trinity University Press,U.S.
5th November 2019
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Local history
Travel and holiday
976.4351
Physical Properties
Paperback
280
Width 279mm, Height 215mm
Description
300 year history of San Antonio released in celebration of the city's tricentennial; celebrated throughout 2018
First history of its kind
Almost 100 essays varying in length celebrating the diverse history of San Antonio
Reviews
Highly recommended for those who prize the sharing of our separate and entwined stories as important to developing a better understanding of each other and what our city can be. San Antonio Current Beautiful book...great illustrations...comprehensive. Texas Public Radio In its more than 250 pages, the book weaves together the voices of 45 contributors from San Antonios various communities and organizations, representing the ethnic and historical makeup of the city and its many viewpoints. Rivard Report The book engages 46 historians, creative writers and local organizations to tell stories. KSAT-TV
Author Bio
Claudia R. Guerra is a writer and a native San Antonian. After living in New York for sixteen years, she returned to San Antonio in 2005 with her husband, also a Texan, so they could raise their two children in the city. She works as the city's cultural historian in San Antonio's Office of Historic Preservation.
