Fort Worth Tarrant County

Author : Carol E. Roark
Publisher : TCU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780875652795
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fort Worth & Tarrant County written by Carol E. Roark and published by TCU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep this handy guide in your glove compartment or purse. Historic sites and buildings in this book have some type of official historical designation. Maps guide you to sites in Fort Worth and surrounding communities, and lively text expands on the history of each entry.

Author : Janet L. Schmelzer
Publisher : Waak Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1939379008
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where the West Begins written by Janet L. Schmelzer and published by Waak Enterprises. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deadline was the hour of adjournment of the 1876 Texas legislative session. The Texas and Pacific Railroad was on the edge of losing a fifteen-million-dollar land grant if it failed to complete the track to Fort Worth on time. For the struggling frontier town, the stakes were higher – its very future was on the line. Known as a prairie oasis, Fort Worth had grown into a bustling town during the time when cowboys moving their herds north to market stopped for supplies an da little entertainment and refreshment in the saloons and dance halls before heading out into the hot sun and dusty plains. Business was brisk in these times, but the days of the long trail drive were numbered. "Cowtown" needed a railroad to survive. Construction of the Texas and Pacific line proved difficult and slow. Confidence sagged under debts brought on by a nationwide banking crisis. During the lowest point, a letter to the editor of the Dallas Herald compared Fort Worth to a cemetery. But Fort Worth refused to die. Where the West Begins chronicles this railroad race to Fort Worth and the subsequent rise of "Cowtown" as a livestock center. Completion of the railroad link to Fort Worth also proved a decided asset for Tarrant County, attracting links from more railroads and new industries. The new county would soon be on its way to becoming the successful and prosperous region it is today. Written by Janet L. Schmelzer, Where the West Begins traces Fort Worth's energetic advance from the days of a cattle town through the era of oil and aviation, and today's high technology and finance – while showcasing Tarrant County's pride in its Western heritage and culture. This is the exciting story of a vibrant county and its primary city that unfolds in a dramatic visual adventure. Truly, here is the story of where the West begins.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.ZL/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Byrd Moore Williams (IV)
Publisher : TCU Press
ISBN 13 : 0875651437
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fort Worth's Legendary Landmarks written by Byrd Moore Williams (IV) and published by TCU Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents black-and-white photos and text profiles of nearly eighty architecturally and historically significant buildings in Fort Worth, Texas, all built before 1945.

Author : Ruby Schmidt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780912646930
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fort Worth & Tarrant County written by Ruby Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard F. Selcer
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574418386
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fort Worth Stories written by Richard F. Selcer and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Richard F. Selcer
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574416162
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Fort Worth in Black & White written by Richard F. Selcer and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Fort Worth in Black & White fills a long-empty niche on the Fort Worth bookshelf: a scholarly history of the city's black community that starts at the beginning with Ripley Arnold and the early settlers, and comes down to today with our current battles over education, housing, and representation in city affairs. The book's sidebars on some noted and some not-so-noted African Americans make it appealing as a school text as well as a book for the general reader. Using a wealth of primary sources, Richard Selcer dispels several enduring myths, for instance the mistaken belief that Camp Bowie trained only white soldiers, and the spurious claim that Fort Worth managed to avoid the racial violence that plagued other American cities in the twentieth century. Selcer arrives at some surprisingly frank conclusions that will challenge current politically correct notions.

Author : Richard F. Selcer
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574412744
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fort Worth Characters written by Richard F. Selcer and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Rand McNally
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780528956447
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fort Worth, Tarrant County & Vicinity StreetFinder written by Rand McNally and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Randolph Barnes Marcy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the Year 1852 written by Randolph Barnes Marcy and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: