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Features stories that add fresh perspectives to the familiar Fort Worth story, revealing how the law worked in old days and what life was like for persons of color and for women living in a man's world.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Selcer, Richard F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
1800-1999
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Fort Worth (Tex.) > History > 19th century > Biography > Anecdotes.
Fort Worth (Tex.) > History > 20th century > Biography > Anecdotes.
Texas > Fort Worth
Biographies
Anecdotes
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The curious story of Brevet Major Ripley Arnold
  • Legendary Marshal Timothy Isaiah Courtright
  • Hagar Tucker: Fort Worth's black policeman
  • Marshal Sam Farmer: Fort Worth's first professional peace officer
  • Al Hayne: the people's hero
  • The strange case of Maggie Tewmey
  • Black sheep Jeff Daggett
  • Quanah Parker: Fort Worth's adopted native son
  • Wayward policeman Thomas Finch
  • Crazy Mary Rea: "a real corker"
  • Madam Mary Porter: Mary, Mary quite contrary
  • James W. Swayne: straight-arrow judge.

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