Char Millers collection of essays provides an insightful survey of San Antonio and South Texas. The essays are grouped into six thematic sections: an overview; natural and environmental history; water issues; urban development; politics; and the citys future. Miller describes the First Friday Art Walks in Southtown; where the promenade reenacts the pedestrian traffic envisioned by the San Antonio founders when they planned the city around a central square and cathedral. He recreates the history behind the Alamo Quarry; when the upscale shopping center was a cement factory and self-contained community. Ranging further afield; he recounts how the Aplomado Falcon made a come-back in the Rio Grande Valley; and how the river in the same valley has fared in water wars between the United States and Mexico. In the four essays devoted to water in San Antonio; Miller subtly and successfully portrays how water has shaped the regions demographic and political realities.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Way cool!By A CustomerReiko Chiba selected six masterpieces of Japanese folding screens to produce in miniature. and included a short [11] page book (also folded like a screen) of introduction/history of Japanese screens in general. plus information about each reproduced screen. A way cool! collectible that wont eat up much space (ca. 6 x 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.).
