It Happened in San Antonio

Informationen zum Autor Marilyn Bennett, a sixth-generation Texan, is a freelance writer living in Helena, Montana, where she was named the first Writer-in-Residence at the Rodney Street Laundry and Jailhouse Sandwich Shop and Soup Kitchen. A descendent of Texas pioneers, Bennett grewup in Amarillo and graduated from Texas A&M University and Southern Methodist University. Klappentext It Happened in San Antonio gives the reader an insider's view of the Alamo City, bringing to life the characters of today and yesterday, from the early Canary Island residents to the ghosts of the Alamo to Fiesta Royalty. The pages reveal thirty compelling stories of intrigue, perseverance, tradition, and the rich cultures from the city rooted in the wild frontier by the waters of the San Antonio River. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.The Spanish Saints Come Marching In 2.An Island Bachelor Comes to San Antonio 3.Bury the Tomahawk 4.No Bridge Over Troubled Waters 5.How the Chili Queens established San Antonio as the Birthplace of Chili 6.Fencing a Million 7.Life and Death on the Plazas 8.Rough Riding 9.Fit for a Queen 10.Fiesta: Did Someone Say Party? 11.La Villita: The Little Town that Could12.Defenders of the Alamo: Revolutionaries, Ghosts, Saints, Rangers and a Daughter of the Republic of Texas13.Past Lives of San Antonio: Ghosts of Alamo Plaza 14.Rodeo Charro Style 15.Flooding Waters: Jazz in San Antonio16.When San Antonio Towered over America17.In the Air at Fort Sam Houston18.Trails to Rails19.Purple in King William's Namesake20.When a Congressman Rolls into the River21.McNay: The Best Little Art House in Texas22.Fairmount: Moving a City23.The Dueling Deaths of Davy Crockett24.Waiting for a Fight25.A Garden from Stone26.Rest Stop for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid27.Vigilantes Take Bob Augustine into their Own Hands28.Family Law29.The Case of the Ferrari Clerk30.Alamo Bowl

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Bennett Alexander, Alexander Marilyn Bennett, Marilyn Bennett
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2006
• EAN: 9780762739554
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-3955-4
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: It Happened in; It Happened in Series; It Happened in; It Happened In Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Jazz, Cowboy, Texas, History, Southwest, War, San Antonio, Rodeo, Regional & national history, HISTORY / World, Spanish, Ghosts, Frontier, Canary Island, Butch Cassidy, South, explorers, General and world history, Sundance Kid, railroad, Old West, Alamo, Alamo City, Republic of Texas, Ferrari clerk, La Villita, Chili Queen, Fort Sam Houston, Fiesta Royalty, Fairmount, Davy Crockett, Daughter of the Republic of Texas, Bob Augustine, Alamo Plaza, San Antonio River