San Antonio College Library

A guidebook to local legends, Indian and Anglo trails and stories, good eating and unusual shops in Central Texas.

The Alamo is only one of more than two dozen Texas mission sites you'll discover in this guide to a colorful era of Texas' turbulent past. Originally built as houses of God, these missions were often anything but the refuges of peace their founders intended. Isolated like tiny islands in a stormy sea, they harbored an impressive array of early Texas settlers: Spanish conquistadors, Indians, revolutionaries, soldiers, ragtag pioneers and many other...

The heart of Texas is in the country. No state has more country than Texas. To see all of this, just grab this book and go--see rivers, rocks, quaint museums--you name it!

Traces the history of outdoor sculpture in Texas, and features brief descriptions of over eight hundred works, each with the artist's name, birth date, and nationality, the sculpture's date, type, size, material, location, and source of funding, and comments. Grouped by city.

Natural Bridge Caverns, Inner Space, Longhorn Caverns, Cascade Caverns, Cave without a Name, Wonder Cave, Caverns of Sonora.

A guide to visiting Texas that focuses on hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales throughout the state, and includes addresses and brief descriptions of places to eat and stay.

Nature takes a surprising turn in the heart of Texas. The flat Gulf Coastal Plains, which become the fertile Blackland Prairies in Central Texas, end abruptly at the Balcones Escarpment, one of the state's most dramatic geological features, and the rolling, more sparsely vegetated Hill Country begins. The animal life varies as dramatically as the land. More than 400 species of birds alone, nearly three-fourths of all Texas birds, have been found in...

This book persuades us not to drive more, but to hurry less, to slow down and see the beauty of the land along the way. The author captures the spirit of the rural landscape and some history and humor along the back roads of Texas. Delightful drawings and watercolors, done on location, are accompanied by an informal narrative and easy to follow maps.