Fort Worth Stories

Richard F. Selcer

feb. 2021 · Texas Local Series Bog 4 · University of North Texas Press

Om denne e-bog

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.

Om forfatteren

Richard F. Selcer is a native Fort Worther who holds a Ph.D. from TCU and has authored more than a dozen books. His titles for UNT Press include Volumes 1 and 2 of Written in Blood: The History of Fort Worth’s Fallen Lawmen; Fort Worth Characters; and A History of Fort Worth in Black & White: 165 Years of African-American Life.