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Legendary Locals of Fort Worth
Emily White YoureeJoan Kurkowski-Gillen
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2014-05-19
主題History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)Travel / United States / South / West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional
ISBN14396452569781439645253
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=uACRAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Fort Worth is the City of Cowboys and Cultureand where the West begins. Its citizens highlight the Texas can-do spirit and the determination and compassion to make a difference, to be legendary. When Buckley (B.B.) Paddock persuaded the railroad to lay track west of Dallas, a city was born and so was opportunity. Cowboys like T.J. Ryon rode into town with their cattle. J. Frank Norris preached against the vices in Hells Half Acre while Jennie Schueber tried to rally support for a free library. Feisty entrepreneurs like Ninnie Baird and John B. Laneri baked bread and sold pasta noodles. Cowtown also boasts such notables as Edna Gladney, who helped countless orphans find a home; the Clark brothers, who brought Texas Christian University home; and Claude R. Platte, who bravely served as a Tuskegee airman. These fine folks are just a sampling of Fort Worths fascinatingand sometimes infamouscharacters.