{"product_id":"tales-of-lost-southtown-paperback","title":"Tales of Lost Southtown - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErik Bosse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people find themselves moving to a new town or neighborhood only to feel they arrived too late-all the fun and exciting possibilities in that region's history had already come and gone. Such is the opinion of the narrator of Tales of Lost Southtown, a struggling filmmaker who finds himself navigating through a series of unlikely adventures in one of San Antonio's older and funkier neighborhoods. He learns about the mysterious Elmendorf Beast (a genetic experiment gone awry), a cursed oil painting purchased at a thrift shop, a trilobite fossil the size of a VW, and Alfie Montoya, head of the Alamo Urination Appreciation Society, who is trying to conserve the historical site where a certain rock star relieved himself on the \"shrine\" of Texas Independence. Although Tales of Lost Southtown is essentially a book about loss as seen through the lens of the gentrification of the older neighborhoods of San Antonio, the author maintains a tone of warm humor and an appreciation of the absurd, allowing this collection of interconnected stories to catch a glimpse of a hopeful future amid a prevailing era of uncertain change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52575681020211,"sku":"9781963245059","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UALDzeOTJv9781963245059.webp?v=1761418391","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/tales-of-lost-southtown-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}