Legendary Locals of Fort Worth
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, United States, South, History, Americas
| Author: | Emily White Youree, Joan Kurkowski-Gillen | ISBN: | 9781439645253 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | May 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Legendary Locals | Language: | English |
| Author: | Emily White Youree, Joan Kurkowski-Gillen |
| ISBN: | 9781439645253 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | May 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Legendary Locals |
| Language: | English |
Fort Worth is �the City of Cowboys and Culture��and 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 Hell�s 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 Worth�s fascinating�and sometimes infamous�characters.
Fort Worth is �the City of Cowboys and Culture��and 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 Hell�s 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 Worth�s fascinating�and sometimes infamous�characters.
