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Chili Queens, Hay Wagons and Fandangos
Lewis F Fisher
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Description for Chili Queens, Hay Wagons and Fandangos
Paperback / so. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; AJB; AMG; HBJK; HBLL; JHMC; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 251 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
This coffee table book displays more than 100 rarely seen images to bring to life the frontier era of one of America’s most unusual cities, seen through its Spanish plazas. Colorful iconic paintings and drawings mix with 19th century photographic stereoviews and cabinet cards, cropped for impact and appearing with their original subtle tonings.
As San Antonio’s frontier era was ending in the 1870s and 1880s, Military Plaza by day was a vivid outdoor market. By night it was a crowded dining venue where storied chili queens dished out spicy meals while saloons and fandango halls pulsed nearby. A ... Read more
This coffee table book displays more than 100 rarely seen images to bring to life the frontier era of one of America’s most unusual cities, seen through its Spanish plazas. Colorful iconic paintings and drawings mix with 19th century photographic stereoviews and cabinet cards, cropped for impact and appearing with their original subtle tonings.
As San Antonio’s frontier era was ending in the 1870s and 1880s, Military Plaza by day was a vivid outdoor market. By night it was a crowded dining venue where storied chili queens dished out spicy meals while saloons and fandango halls pulsed nearby. A ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595346728
SKU
V9781595346728
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Lewis F Fisher
Celebrated San Antonio historian Lewis F. Fisher, whose Maverick Publishing Company was acquired by Trinity University Press in 2015, has published forty-five books on topics ranging from San Antonio's Spanish heritage to its urban development, and from the military to sports, architecture, and multicultural legends. A former member of the San Antonio River Commission, he has written numerous books himself, ... Read more
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