300 Years of San Antonio and Bexar County

Char Miller, 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 Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism, Deep in the Heart of San Antonio: Land and Life in South Texas, and Public Lands/Public Debates: A Century of Controversy, as well as the editor of On the Border: An Environmental History of San Antonio and Fifty Years of the Texas Observer. His most recent books for Trinity University Press are Not So Golden State: Sustainability vs. the California Dream and On the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest. Miller is a frequent contributor to print, electronic, and social media.

“Highly recommended for those who prize the sharing of our separate and entwined stories as important to developing a better understanding of each other and what our city can be.” — San Antonio Current“Beautiful book...great illustrations...comprehensive.” — Texas Public Radio“In its more than 250 pages, the book weaves together the voices of 45 contributors from San Antonio’s various communities and organizations, representing the ethnic and historical makeup of the city and its many viewpoints.” — Rivard Report“The book engages 46 historians, creative writers and local organizations to tell stories.”— KSAT-TV