6" x 9", 265 page trade paperback titled TAKING THE WATERS IN TEXAS: SPRINGS, SPAS, AND FOUNTAINS OF YOUTH by Janet Mace Valenza/ University of Texas Press, ISBN # 0-292-78734-0, First Edition, copyright 2000/  A history of Texas' healing springs with the author tracking the rise, popularity, and decline of the "water cure" from the 1820s to the present day. She describes how mineral waters influenced patterns of settlement, transportation routes, commerce, and people's attitudes towards the land.

The book is complete and in FINE condition with some overall light wear. The book is slightly waved at the open page edge.