Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Contents for 'Ghosthunting San Antonio, Austin, and Texas Hill Country'

Following is the outline for Ghosthunting San Antonio, Austin, and Texas Hill Country as it stands now! These contents for the book are subject to some revisions and additions and as I do my final research for the book over the next couple of months but at this point are at least 90% reflective of what it will contain. Many items are hotlinked to previews or chapter excerpts posted to this site. 

I) FOREWORD

II) INTRODUCTION

III CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
            San Antonio Missions (South and Downtown San Antonio)
            Alamodome (Downtown San Antonio)
            Alamo Quarry Market (North Central San Antonio)
            Old Bexar County Jail (Downtown San Antonio)
            Comanche Lookout Park (Northeast San Antonio)
            Crocket Hotel (Downtown San Antonio)
            Emily Morgan Hotel (Downtown San Antonio)
                 SIDEBAR: "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
            Menger Hotel (Downtown San Antonio)
            San Fernando Cathedral (Downtown San Antonio)
            Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio (Downtown San Antonio)
            Spanish Governor’s Palace (Downtown San Antonio)
            University of the Incarnate Word (Alamo Heights/Midtown San Antonio)
            Victoria's Black Swan Inn (Northeast San Antonio)


IV) GREATER SAN ANTONIO
            Faust Hotel (New Braunfels/Comal County)
            Gruene Historic District (New Braunfels/Comal County)
            The Mansion (Boerne/Kendall County)
            Ye Kendall Inn (Boerne/Kendall County)

V) AUSTIN
            Austin Pizza Garden (Southwest Austin)
            Driskill Hotel (Downtown Austin)
            Richard Moya Park/Moore's Crossing Bridge (Southeast Austin)
            State House (Downtown Austin)
            University of Texas Tower (Downtown Austin)

VI) TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
            Devil's Backbone (Blanco County, Comal County, Hays County)
                 SIDEBAR: Devil's Backbone Tavern
            Enchanted Rock  (Gillespie County, Llano County)
            Jacob's Well (Hays County)
            James Kiehl River BendPark/SA&AP Bridge (Comfort/Kendall County)
            Treue Der Union Monument (Comfort/Kendall County)

VII) Visiting Haunted Sites

VIII) Additional Haunted Sites
            City of San Antonio (Alamo Methodist Church, Brackenridge Villa Mansion, Brooks Air Force Base, Cadillac Bar, Chinese Graveyard, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, Comanche Lookout Hill/Comanche Park, Crown Plaza St. Anthony Hotel, Donkey Lady Bridge, El Cameronsita Dance Hall, El Cameronsito/Player's Club, Empire Theater, Fort Sam Houston, Hemisfair Park, Hot Wells Motel, Huebner-Onion House, Indigo Hotel, Institute of Texas Culture, Lambermont, McNay Art Museum, North Star Mall, Oak Valley Vineyards, Old Stone Ridge Road, Our Lady of the Lake University, Plaza Marriott, River Center Mall, Riverwalk, San Antonio River Headwaters, San Pedro Park, Santikos Century Plaza 8 Theater, Stinson Field Cemetery, Trinity University, Tower of the Americas, Tro Bridge, University of the Incarnate Word)
            Greater San Antonio (Aumont Hotel [Seguin/Gaudalupe County], Bulverde Area Volunteer Fire Department (Bulverde), San Marcos River (Entity) [Luling/Guadalupe County], Seguin Palace Theatre [Seguin/Gaudalupe County], Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital [Luling/Guadalupe County] , Texas Lutheran University [Seguin/Guadalupe County]) 
            Austin (Bertram's Restaurant/Clay Pit, Buffalo Billiards, Carrington's Bluff, Congress Street Bridge, David Grimes Photography Studio, Eanes-Marshall Ranch, Fado Irish Pub, Governor's Inn, Governor's Mansion, Hideout, Inn at Pearl Street, Jacob's Hill, Littlefield Building, Littlefield House, Mugshots, Neill-Cochran House, Old Stone Ridge Road, Omni Austin Hotel, Paramount Theatre, Tavern Restaurant, Zachary-Scott Theatre)
            Texas Hill Country (Schreiner University/Delaney Hall [Kerrville], Kerrville Courthouse [Kerrville])

IX) Further Reading/Bibliography

X) Ghostly Resources
            Comicpalooza
            Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours

XI) Acknowledgments

XII) About the Author