THE SAN ANTONIO STORY
About this ebook
a pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of San Antonio, Texas
his is a story that will surprise you.
Nationally acclaimed author T R. Fehrenbach has written an honest and open perspective of San Antonio de Padua, the first time such a history has been published.
Not many American cities can claim the age, or the romantic heritage, of San Antonio. None can claim to be similar to this enigmatic and contemporary Texas city which historically has enjoyed notable progress in its own slow-paced manner.
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Within these pages is one of the most colorful and conquest filled histories any city has ever known, from the summer of 1691 when Spanish soldiers and priests found its environs “the most beautiful in New Spain". To the fitful beginnings of the early missions. . .to the devastation of plagues and the frustrations of conquering heroes. . .to the hard riding Comanches who terrorized San Antonio villagers from the high buffalo plains of West Texas. . .the beginnings were rugged and charged with destiny.
You can gain a new perspective of the events which led to that historic last stand at the Alamo, an epochal place in the War of Independence with Mexico.. .how San Antonio made the Colt revolver famous. . .how Teddy Roosevelt bellied up to the Menger bar and recruited his Roughriders. _ .how the military came to town and stayed. . .how a river which was nearly paved over became a shining spot in San Antonio’s downtown. . .and how a city with passion and perseverance has developed into what O. Henry called one of America’s four unique cities.
About the author
T. R. Fehrenbach is not only a nationally acclaimed and honored author, he is, above all, a Texan. The two go hand in hand in this, The San Antonio Story, as well as in many other books and articles which Fehrenbach has written.
Bom in San Benito, Texas to a pioneer Southwest family, Fehrenbach graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a BA degree in Hispanic Civilization. During World War II and the Korean conflict, he served withU. S. Army Intelligence, and today holds therank of lieutenant colonel (USAR-Ret.).
Fehrenbach, whose major work LONE STAR: a History of Texas and Texans, won for him the Evelyn Cppenheimer Award, has completed 15 non»fiction books since 1962, many of which have been reprinted in ten languages and have appeared on several book club selection lists. He has authored numerous articles and short stories for such magazines as Esquire, Atlantic Monthly and The London Times.
Honored many times for his writing, Fehrenbach was asked in 1977 to speak before a joint session of the Texas Legislature during Texas Independence Day celebrations. He has received citations from the Texas State Historical Commission, the Freedoms Foundation, Saint Mary’s University, and the San Antonio Conservation Society.
Fehrenbach, a resident of San Antonio, is a fellow of the Texas State Historical Association, and since 1975 has written a column and editorials for the North San Antonio Times.
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