Making San Antonio


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A history of the manufacturing sector of San Antonio, paired with the stories of local companies.










Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country


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A land of rugged hills and deeply cut canyons with clear streams running over beds of solid limestone, the Hill Country is rich in regional species, from Sycamore-Leaf Snow Bell and Texas Barberry to Canyon Mock-Orange and Scarlet Leatherflower. In the classic reference Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country, Austin conservationist Marshall Enquist provides detailed descriptions and color illustrations of 427 wildflower species. Broad in scope, the book covers everything from the smallest meadow flowers to the largest flowering trees and shrubs. A comprehensive guide to the flora of one of Texas' most beautiful regions, Enquist subdivides and provides brief explanations of three geological areas within the Hill Country: the Edwards Plateau, the Lampasas Cut Plains, and the Llano Uplift and the indigenous species of wildflowers that thrive in each locale. Published by Lone Star Botanical




Native Trees Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America


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This guide covers over 250 major species--by asthetic character, culture requirements, and ecology--and presents essential design information through scale illustrations.




IMechE Engineers' Data Book


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Divided into 22 sections, this pocket-sized volume is an exhaustive 'quick reference' of up-to-date engineering data and rules. Contents: Essential Mathematics; Units; Engineering design Processes and Principles; Basic Mechanical Design; Motion; Mechanics of Materials; Material Failure; Thermodynamics; Fluid Mechanisms; Fluid Equipment; Pressure Vessels; Materials; Machine Elements; Design and Production Tools; Project Engineering; Computer-Aided Engineering; Welding; Non-Destructive Examination; Corrosion; Surface Protection; Metallurgical Terms; Engineering Associations and Organizations.




America's National Game


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This book is Albert Spaldings work of "historic facts concerning the beginning, evolution, development and popularity of base ball, with personal reminiscences of its vicissitudes, its victories and its votaries." It is one of the defining books in the early formative years of modern baseball.




A Clash of Cymbals


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The Spanish Missions of San Antonio


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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.