{"product_id":"deep-in-the-heart-of-san-antonio-land-and-life-in-south-texas-9781595340078","title":"Deep in the Heart of San Antonio: Land and Life in South Texas","description":"Char Miller's 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 city's 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 region's demographic and political realities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChar Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, formerly a professor of history at Trinity University, is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College. He is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eGifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism, Deep in the Heart of San Antonio: Land and Life in South Texas\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublic Lands\/Public Debates: A Century of Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the editor of \u003ci\u003eOn the Border: An Environmental History of San Antonio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFifty Years of the Texas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent books for Trinity University Press are \u003ci\u003eNot So Golden State: Sustainability vs. the California Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest\u003c\/i\u003e. Miller is a frequent contributor to print, electronic, and social media.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maverick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525344497938,"sku":"9781595340078","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be458876-9028-4789-8c55-e1586955da5e.jpg?v=1731214904","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deep-in-the-heart-of-san-antonio-land-and-life-in-south-texas-9781595340078","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}