Fort Worth's Oakhurst Neighborhood
Title | Fort Worth's Oakhurst Neighborhood PDF eBook |
Author | Libby Willis |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467131164 |
In 1924, civic leader and developer John P. King promoted Fort Worth's Oakhurst neighborhood as "country life for the city man." He appealed to those who wanted space for artesian water, cool breezes, gardens in a hillside setting, and a utopian atmosphere for their children. King--the creator of a confectionery company known for "King's candies for American queens"--made a park-like neighborhood in a part of Riverside just a few miles from downtown Fort Worth. Thoughtful landscape design and charming architecture are hallmarks of this all-American neighborhood, beloved for its small-town, community feel well into its 90th year.
A History of Fort Worth in Black & White
Title | A History of Fort Worth in Black & White PDF eBook |
Author | Richard F. Selcer |
Publisher | University of North Texas Press |
Pages | 617 |
Release | 2015-12-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1574416162 |
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.
Campfire Stew: Fort Worth's Girl Scout Troop 11
Title | Campfire Stew: Fort Worth's Girl Scout Troop 11 PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Wood |
Publisher | Covenant Books, Inc. |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2019-12-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1645595587 |
Girl Scout Troop 11 is by no means ordinary. Campfire Stew: Fort Worth's Girl Scout Troop 11 is the inspiring and humorous story of a very special Texas Girl Scout troop whose members have stayed together for seventy years. The troop began in 1949 as eighteen feisty, chatty, and lively five-and-six-year-old girls. They grew into outstanding women who are still impacting the world in which they live. Campfire Stew is both a favorite dish of the troop and a metaphor for the troop itself-each girl/woman is one ingredient, good by herself, but so much better when mixed together with the others.
The T -- Southwest to Northwest Rail Corridor
Title | The T -- Southwest to Northwest Rail Corridor PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 462 |
Release | 2008 |
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Fort Worth's Legendary Landmarks
Title | Fort Worth's Legendary Landmarks PDF eBook |
Author | Byrd Moore Williams (IV) |
Publisher | TCU Press |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0875651437 |
Presents black-and-white photos and text profiles of nearly eighty architecturally and historically significant buildings in Fort Worth, Texas, all built before 1945.
Fort Worth Stories
Title | Fort Worth Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Richard F. Selcer |
Publisher | University of North Texas Press |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2021-02-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1574418386 |
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.
Upper Trinity River, Central City, Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County
Title | Upper Trinity River, Central City, Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County PDF eBook |
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Pages | 338 |
Release | 2006 |
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