Brackenridge Park

“Fisher takes the reader on a journey of discovery through the various strata of artifacts, people and policies that underlie both the soil and the social history of the park.” — San Antonio Express-News”The 400-acre park we know today is a patchwork “crazy quilt” of time, dedication, neglect and occasional infusions of interest and controversy, much of which is included in the 200 pages of Fisher’s copiously illustrated book.” — San Antonio Report”Fisher knows how much work will be required to prepare the park for the long haul. But he can see what is possible when history is taken into account.” — San Antonio Magazine”Many believe that Brackenridge Park was first opened at the turn of the 19th century. However, Brackenridge: San Antonio’s Acclaimed Urban Park reveals that the history of the park as both a gathering spot and a water source predates widely held current explanations of the park’s history.” — Texas Public Radio

Lewis F. Fisher is the author of numerous books about San Antonio and Texas, including Greetings from San Antonio: Historic Postcards of the Alamo City, American Venice: The Epic Story of San Antonio’s River, Saving San Antonio: The Preservation of a Heritage, Maverick: The American Name That Became a Legend, Chili Queens, Hay Wagons, and Fandangos, and The Spanish Plazas in Frontier San Antonio. He has received numerous local, state, and national writing awards and was named a Texas Preservation Hero by the San Antonio Conservation Society in 2014.