Fort Worth Characters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fort Worth Characters write by Richard F. Selcer. This book was released on 2009. Fort Worth Characters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fort Worth history is far more than the handful of familiar names that every true-blue Fort Worther hears growing up: leaders such as Amon Carter, B. B. Paddock, J. Frank Norris, and William McDonald. Their names are indexed in the history books for ready reference. But the drama that is Fort Worth history contains other, less famous characters who played important roles, like Judge James Swayne, Madam Mary Porter, and Marshal Sam Farmer: well known enough in their day but since forgotten. Others, like Al Hayne, lived their lives in the shadows until one, spectacular moment of heroism. Then there are the lawmen, Jim Courtright, Jeff Daggett, and Thomas Finch. They wore badges, but did not always represent the best of law and order. These seven plus five others are gathered together between the covers of this book. Each has a story that deserves to be told. If they did not all make history, they certainly lived in historic times. The jury is still out on whether they shaped their times or merely reflected those times. Either way, their stories add new perspectives to the familiar Fort Worth story, revealing how the law worked in the old days and what life was like for persons of color and for women living in a man's world. As the old TV show used to say, "There are a million stories in the 'Naked City.'" There may not be quite as many stories in Cowtown, but there are plenty waiting to be told--enough for future volumes of Fort Worth Characters. But this is a good starting point.
Fort Worth
Fort Worth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fort Worth write by Leonard Sanders. This book was released on 2005. Fort Worth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Travis Scurlock finds his way to the new settlement [Fort Worth] and begins his life there, eventually becoming a lawyer. As he evolves as a character, so evolves Fort Worth. Follow generations of Scurlock's family as they embark on a journey through history. [author] provides thrilling imagery, compelling characters, and a captivating perspective on the growth of Fort Worth"--Back cover.
Fort Worth Stories, Volume 4
Fort Worth Stories, Volume 4 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fort Worth Stories, Volume 4 write by Richard F. Selcer. This book was released on 2021-02. Fort Worth Stories, Volume 4 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fort Worth Stories is a collection of thirty-two bite-sized chapters of the city's history. Did you know that the same day Fort Worth was mourning the death of beloved African American "Gooseneck Bill" McDonald, Dallas was experiencing a series of bombings in black neighborhoods? Or that Fort Worth almost got the largest statue to Robert E. Lee ever put up anywhere, sculpted by the same massive talent that created Mount Rushmore? Or that Fort Worth was once the candy-making capital of the Southwest and gave Hershey, Pennsylvania, a good run for its money as the sweet spot of the nation? A remarkable number of national figures have made a splash in Fort Worth, including Theodore Roosevelt while he was President; Vernon Castle, the Dance King; Dr. H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer; Harry Houdini, the escape artist; and Texas Guinan, star of the vaudeville stage and the big screen. Fort Worth Stories is illustrated with 50 photographs and drawings, many of them never before published. This collection of stories will appeal to all who appreciate the Cowtown city.
Fort Worth Stories
Fort Worth Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fort Worth Stories write by Richard F. Selcer. This book was released on 2021-02-15. Fort Worth Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fort Worth Stories is a collection of thirty-two bite-sized chapters of the city’s history. Did you know that the same day Fort Worth was mourning the death of beloved African American “Gooseneck Bill” McDonald, Dallas was experiencing a series of bombings in black neighborhoods? Or that Fort Worth almost got the largest statue to Robert E. Lee ever put up anywhere, sculpted by the same massive talent that created Mount Rushmore? Or that Fort Worth was once the candy-making capital of the Southwest and gave Hershey, Pennsylvania, a good run for its money as the sweet spot of the nation? A remarkable number of national figures have made a splash in Fort Worth, including Theodore Roosevelt while he was President; Vernon Castle, the Dance King; Dr. H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer; Harry Houdini, the escape artist; and Texas Guinan, star of the vaudeville stage and the big screen. Fort Worth Stories is illustrated with 50 photographs and drawings, many of them never before published. This collection of stories will appeal to all who appreciate the Cowtown city.
Legendary Locals of Fort Worth
Legendary Locals of Fort Worth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Legendary Locals of Fort Worth write by Emily White Youree. This book was released on 2014-05-19. Legendary Locals of Fort Worth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fort Worth is the City of Cowboys and Cultureand where the West begins. Its citizens highlight the Texas can-do spirit and the determination and compassion to make a difference, to be legendary. When Buckley (B.B.) Paddock persuaded the railroad to lay track west of Dallas, a city was born and so was opportunity. Cowboys like T.J. Ryon rode into town with their cattle. J. Frank Norris preached against the vices in Hells Half Acre while Jennie Schueber tried to rally support for a free library. Feisty entrepreneurs like Ninnie Baird and John B. Laneri baked bread and sold pasta noodles. Cowtown also boasts such notables as Edna Gladney, who helped countless orphans find a home; the Clark brothers, who brought Texas Christian University home; and Claude R. Platte, who bravely served as a Tuskegee airman. These fine folks are just a sampling of Fort Worths fascinatingand sometimes infamouscharacters.
