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1 online resource (164 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Front Cover; Front Flip; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction by Phil Hardberger; Acknowledgments; 1. The Rosengrens: A Family of Booksellers; 2. The Lady in the Bookstore; 3. The Poe Discovery; 4. San Antonio: "Skyscraping and Ancient"; 5. The Florence Phenomenon; 6. Parnassus Weekends in Time of War; 7. Evictions and Propitious Moves; 8. Common Cause; 9. Small Spaces, Expansive Ideas; 10. The Final Chapter; 11. Onward; Appendix 1: Florence's Legacy in Texas Publishing; Appendix 2: Concerning the Rosengren Papers; Appendix 3: Frank Duane Rosengren, 1926-2010 |
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NotesSources Consulted; Index; Back Flip; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Virtually every San Antonio citizen over a certain age with any interest in literature will have vivid memories of Rosengren's Books. It was the absolute center of literary culture not only in San Antonio, but in Texas, for decades. Indeed, from the 1930s to the 1980s, Rosengren's Books was considered to be the one of the finest bookstores between New York and San Francisco. It was a mid-continent haven for writers as diverse as Frost, John Dos Pasos, J. Frank Dobie, and Larry McMurtry. Rosengren's Books: An Oasis for Mind and Spirit is the story of a great American family of independent books. |
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Booksellers and bookselling -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Biography.
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Bookstores -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History -- 20th century.
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Rosengren, Florence, 1905-1988.
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Rosengren's Books -- History.
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San Antonio (Tex.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business
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Electronic books.
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Freading.
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| Related To |
Print version: George, Mary Carolyn Hollers Rosengren's Books : An Oasis for Mind and Spirit Chicago : Wings Press,c2015 9781609403799 |
| ISBN |
9781609403805 electronic bk. |
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1609403800 electronic bk. |
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