{"product_id":"corners-history-guide-to-san-antonio-personalized-limited-edition","title":"Corner's History \u0026 Guide to San Antonio - Personalized Limited Edition","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBexar, The Rare Porcupine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1890, a new history and guide to the Alamo City \u003c\/strong\u003eappeared on booksellers' shelves.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIt wasn't another dull and dry emigrant's guide full of weather charts and topographical descriptions. It told the story of the Canary Islanders, the Missions, the Plazas, and, of course, the siege and battle of the Alamo. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt gathered together the narratives of old-time Bexar residents from Mrs. Maverick to Madame Candelaria, Dr. Cupples and Ferdinand Herff. It even included Sidney Lanier's melodic prose on San Antonio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanier led off his 1872 sketch of Bexar with a statement with which most Texans will readily nod in smiling agreement: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If peculiarities were quills, San Antonio de Bexar would be a rare porcupine...it bristles with striking idiosyncrasies and bizarre contrasts.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo sweeten the pot the book's editor added a calendar of days for San Antonio and Texas history. Plans of each of the Missions? Check. Rip Ford's writing on the fall of the Alamo? Yep. An exploration of Mission-era records with Bishop Neraz? Of course. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAddressing what made San Antonio famous beyond Texas - the Alamo - the editor states it well:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...San Antonio was a bone of contention, Texas was the meat and fat for the victors, and all good San Antonians believe, with some show of reason, that the nearer the bone the sweeter the meat.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe editor of this history, William Corner, a transplant himself, wanted to provide guidance to lost newcomers: where to eat, where to stay, where to congregate, how to get around on San Antonio's new transit lines in Gilded Age Bexar. His book informed visitors of the Chili Queens, advised them not to vandalize the ruins of the Missions, and encouraged them to embrace San Antonio's unique cultural hodgepodge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf the future of San Antonio and Western Texas, Corner in 1890 was optimistic. He found his optimism in history and the character of the folks who had a role in that history:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"...it will be a people of ideas, and yet not lose that resourceful Western character which disposes of obstacles by destroying them and dissolves difficulties in a solution of success.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorner offers us a somber taste of what it was like to be in Texas when the last folks who peopled the Republic were vanishing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Every year thins the ranks of that remnant which can claim that they were citizens of the Republic of Texas. Soon this will be a coveted family tradition.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was correct. Thankfully, DRT and SRT have stewarded those traditions through the generations. Here's a rundown of the contents of William Corner's History and Guide:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailroads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMallory Line of Steamers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHacks and Carriages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHotels, Boarding and Lodging Houses, Flats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestaurants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStreet Car Lines and Street Railways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat There Is to See and How To See It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Alamo Church as it is in 1890\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cathedral of San Fernando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Get to the Missions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMission Concepcion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMission San Jose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMission San Juan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMission San Francisco de la Espada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plazas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeadquarters Department of Texas and Fort Sam Houston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary Drills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducational\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Fair Grounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiverside Park, San Pedro Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpera Houses, Public Halls, Newspapers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStock Yards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtesian Wells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCity Additions, Real Estate, Land Grants and Field Notes of Town Tract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic Buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBanks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Antonio Club\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung Men’s Christian Association\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary or Militia Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pajalache or Concepcion Ditch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe San Pedro Ditch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Alamo Madre Ditch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Upper Labor Ditch \u0026amp; the History of Its Construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe San Antonio River, The Water Works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Antonio as a Health Resort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Mayors of the City of San Antonio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtracts from the Memoirs of Mrs. M. A. Maverick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Mrs. Canterbury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalk with Right Reverend Bishop Neraz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Dr. Cupples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Interview with Dr. Ferdinand Herff, Sr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Interview with Mr. John Dobbin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeñora Candelaria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonel Ford’s Memoirs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Alamo Monument at Austin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe County Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Founding of the Town of San Fernando \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorner's History \u0026amp; Guide is a beautiful homage to the \"rare porcupine\" and has been out of print since 1890. I'm pleased to bring it back into print for all modern Texans who appreciate the magic of San Antonio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Inspiration for the book's dust jacket was drawn from Emily Edwards artful 1926 pictorial map of San Antonio, featured as the backdrop for my photo of the book. The Edwards map is for sale separately \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/copanobaypress-gallery.com\/collections\/all-maps\/products\/edwards-1926-historic-guide-map-of-san-antonio-limited-edition-fine-art-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Physical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover in personalized dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e232 pages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 hand-numbered copies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure Bexar Magic\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Copano Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47997102850269,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/corners-history-guide-to-san-antonio-personalized-limited-edition-8139232.png?v=1780574894","url":"https:\/\/copanobaypress-gallery.com\/products\/corners-history-guide-to-san-antonio-personalized-limited-edition","provider":"Copano Bay Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}