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ISBN:
Category : Municipal charters and ordinances
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Charter and Revised Ordinances of Fort Worth, Texas
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal charters and ordinances
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Charter and Revised Ordinances of Fort Worth, Texas, 1906
Author: The Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth
Author: Fort Worth (Tex.).Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Worth (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
List of Works Relating to City Charters, Ordinances, and Collected Documents
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Charters
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
The Fort that Became a City
Author: Richard F. SelcerPublisher: TCU Press
ISBN: 0875651461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This is an excellent history of Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 1849 as an army outpost in what was then the western frontier of Texas. The soldiers were there to protect settlers. The book features original architectural drawings of what the original fort probably looked like. The illustrator researched the fort through the National Archives and other records and came up with artist's views of the frontier outpost. The accompanying text explains the history of the fort and how it grew into one of the country's great cities.
Legendary Watering Holes
Author: Richard F. SelcerPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585443369
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Saloons, barrooms, honky-tonks, or watering holes--by whatever name, they are part of the mythology of the American West, and their stories are cocktails of legend and fact, as Richard Selcer, David Bowser, Nancy Hamilton, and Chuck Parsons demonstrate in these entertaining and informative accounts of four legendary Texas establishments. In most Western communities, the first saloon was built before the first church, and the drinking establishments far outnumbered the religious ones. Beyond their obvious functions, saloons served as community centers, polling places, impromptu courtrooms, and public meeting halls. The authors of this volume discuss both the social and operational aspects of the businesses: who the owners were, what drinks were typically served, the democratic ethos that reigned at the bars, the troubling issues of social segregation by race and gender within each establishment, and the way order was maintained--if it was at all. Here, the spotlight is thrown on four saloons that were legends in their day: Jack Harris's Saloon and Vaudeville Theater in San Antonio, Ben Dowell's Saloon in El Paso, the Iron Front of Austin, and the White Elephant of Fort Worth. Together with architectural renderings of the floor plans and old photographs of the establishments and some of their more famous customers, the history of each is woven into the history of its city. Fatal shootings are recounted, and forms of entertainment are described with care and verve. One of this book's most fascinating aspects is the sharp detail that brings to life the malodorous, smoky interiors and the events that took place there. Selcer and his co-authors are experts on their respective watering holes. They start with the origins of each establishment and follow their stories until the last drink was served and the places closed down for good. There are stops along the way to consider the construction of the ornate bars, the suppliers of the liquor served, the attire of the gentlemen gamblers, the variety of casino games that emptied men's pockets, and more. Through the wealth of detail and the animated narrative, a crucial part of Texas' Western heritage becomes immediately accessible to the present.
A Bibliography of Municipal Government in the United States
Author: William Bennett MunroPublisher:
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Special Libraries
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Category : Special libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Also includes 1st-5th SLA triennial salary surveys.
Reports Containing the Cases Determined in All the Circuits from the Organization of the Courts
Author: Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description