Fort Worth Characters

by Richard F. Selcer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574412752
• ISBN13: 9781574412758
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"