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It Happened in San Antonio Marilyn Bennett Alexander

It Happened in San Antonio By Marilyn Bennett Alexander

It Happened in San Antonio by Marilyn Bennett Alexander


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It Happened in San Antonio by Marilyn Bennett Alexander

It Happened in San Antonio gives the reader an insiders 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.

About Marilyn Bennett Alexander

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.

Table of Contents

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 Could 12. Defenders of the Alamo: Revolutionaries, Ghosts, Saints, Rangers and a Daughter of the Republic of Texas 13. Past Lives of San Antonio: Ghosts of Alamo Plaza 14. Rodeo Charro Style 15. Flooding Waters: Jazz in San Antonio 16. When San Antonio Towered over America 17. In the Air at Fort Sam Houston 18. Trails to Rails 19. Purple in King William's Namesake 20. When a Congressman Rolls into the River 21. McNay: The Best Little Art House in Texas 22. Fairmount: Moving a City 23. The Dueling Deaths of Davy Crockett 24. Waiting for a Fight 25. A Garden from Stone 26. Rest Stop for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 27. Vigilantes Take Bob Augustine into their Own Hands 28. Family Law 29. The Case of the Ferrari Clerk 30. Alamo Bowl

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NLS9780762739554
9780762739554
076273955X
It Happened in San Antonio by Marilyn Bennett Alexander
New
Paperback
Rowman & Littlefield
2006-07-01
144
N/A
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