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Spanish Missions Of San Antonio
Lewis F Fisher
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Description for Spanish Missions Of San Antonio
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AMN; HBJK; HRCC7; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 386.
This concise and lavishly illustrated account balances the significant history of the San Antonio’s missions’ founding and their original function with the stories of their subsequent decay and eventual restoration. New drawings depict all five mission compounds as they first appeared. Built in the eighteenth century by Franciscan friars and Native American converts, San Antonio’s five missions form the largest such cluster in the United States. One is preserved as the Alamo, the others make up San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
This concise and lavishly illustrated account balances the significant history of the San Antonio’s missions’ founding and their original function with the stories of their subsequent decay and eventual restoration. New drawings depict all five mission compounds as they first appeared. Built in the eighteenth century by Franciscan friars and Native American converts, San Antonio’s five missions form the largest such cluster in the United States. One is preserved as the Alamo, the others make up San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595347138
SKU
V9781595347138
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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