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Fort Worth between the world wars

"From its early days as a nineteenth-century army outpost through the boom years of cattle drives, Fort Worth established itself as a major city that, to many, was "where the West began." Harold Rich focuses on the successes and struggles that Fort Worth enjoyed and endured in the 192...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rich, Harold, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2020]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Summerfield G. Roberts Texas history series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part One: From Versailles
  • Introduction: Fort Worth Enters the 1920s
  • One. Politics and Other Entertainment
  • Two. Good Guys and Bad Guys
  • Three. Racism and the Ku Klux Klan
  • Four. A Struggling Economy
  • Five. The 1920s Come to an End
  • Part Two: To Pearl Harbor
  • Six. The Economy Stalls
  • Seven. Politics and Other Entertainment: 1930s Edition
  • Eight. Good Guys and Bad Guys: 1930s Edition
  • Nine. Booze, Drugs, Gambling, and Sex
  • Ten. African Americans in the 1930s
  • Eleven. Neither Anglo nor Male
  • Twelve. Signs of Recovery
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index