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Fort Worth Characters
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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 …
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Selcer, Richard F.
Object Type:
Book
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The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
Wisch, Rene
Object Type:
Newspaper
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The Portal to Texas History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2003
Creator:
Nettles, Marc
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 194, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Arlington-Grand Prairie, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 192, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 193, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 2009
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2009
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Flu Lines]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
October 15, 2004
Creator:
NBC 5 (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Weekly student newspaper published in Hurst, Texas serving the Tarrant County College District that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2008
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Weekly student newspaper published in Hurst, Texas and serving the Tarrant County College District that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 2003
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History