Fort Worth Memories
Fort Worth Memories

Author: Bud Kennedy

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781597258098

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"The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is pleased to announce a new hardcover coffee-table book, 'Fort Worth Memories: The Early Years.' This beautiful heirloom-quality book will feature a glimpse of the Fort Worth area from the early years to 1939 through stunning historic photos. We are thrilled to include photos from our readers, in addition to photos carefully selected from the following organizations we are delighted to partner with: UTA Libraries Special Collections, North Fort Worth Historical Society and Beth-El Congregation Archives"--Amazon.com.

Fort Worth Memories
Fort Worth Memories

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781597259170

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Due to the overwhelming popularity of our Fort Worth Memories books, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is proud to announce an all-new collectible hardcover volume in this retrospective series, "Fort Worth Memories III: The 1970s, 1980s and 1990s." This third collector's book will showcase additional photo memories of greater Fort Worth focusing on the iconic decades from 1970 through 1999. We are thrilled to partner with local area historical organizations and to again include images from our readers in this heirloom-quality coffee-table book that will truly capture the rich heritage of our area.

Fort Worth Memories
Fort Worth Memories

Author: Bud Kennedy

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781597258517

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"Due to popular demand, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is pleased to announce a new second volume in our hardcover book series, “Fort Worth Memories II: The 1940s, '50s and '60s.” This heirloom-quality book will feature historic photos of life in and around Fort Worth from the 1940s through the 1960s. Collections from partnering organizations and contributions from our readers will make this book a unique pictorial retrospective of our community"--Publisher's website.

Fort Worth Then and Now
Fort Worth Then and Now

Author: Carol E. Roark

Publisher: Texas Christian University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Although the details fade with time, our memory of the location doesn't change substantially - the way the place looked, our sense of how people used it or the feelings it evoked. In reality, though, things do change whether the alterations involve only minor details or major changes to the landscape and buildings.".

Fort Worth's Rock and Roll Roots
Fort Worth's Rock and Roll Roots

Author: Mark A. Nobles

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738584997

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On the evening of February 9, 1964, Ed Sullivan introduced the Beatles to America. Across the country, teens were glued to their TV sets and witnessed a turning point in rock and roll history. Vibrant and creative teen scenes sprang up all across the country. The scene in Fort Worth, Texas, produced an exceptional burst of creativity in songwriting and musicianship. Weekend concerts and battles of the bands drew thousands of fans. Primitive teen recordings were pressed into 45s and received radio airplay in rotation with national acts. Local television shows featured live bands; fashions changed with go-go girls' skirts growing shorter; long hair became the style for women and men; and the seeds of the counterculture were planted and flourished. The music of this generation birthed every rock subgenre for the next 40 years (acid rock, heavy metal, punk, new wave, grunge), and today's musicians still reach back to these recordings for inspiration.

Before Texas Changed
Before Texas Changed

Author: David Murph

Publisher: Texas Christian University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780875653334

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"Growing up in Fort Worth never lacked in excitement for David Murph. In this memoir of life in the '50s, Murph recalls a mischievous childhood punctuated by adventures in driving, occasional acts of accidental arson, more than one trip to the jailhouse, and countless other tales. His adventures included broken windows, brushes with blindness, bull riding, and a pet spider monkey, alongside lessons about life and death and the importance of family. Murph's story brings to life a time when television was new and exciting, parents sided with the law, and people were to be trusted more often than not."--BOOK JACKET.

Gamblers & Gangsters
Gamblers & Gangsters

Author: Ann Arnold

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781571682505

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From the earliest days of the cattle drives through town, Fort Worth embraced, if not with open arms, then certainly with an open palm, the profit and excitement of illegal entertainment.

Fort Worth Stories
Fort Worth Stories

Author: Richard F. Selcer

Publisher: University of North Texas Press

Published: 2021-02-15

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1574418386

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Fort Worth Stories is a collection of thirty-two bite-sized chapters of the city’s history. Did you know that the same day Fort Worth was mourning the death of beloved African American “Gooseneck Bill” McDonald, Dallas was experiencing a series of bombings in black neighborhoods? Or that Fort Worth almost got the largest statue to Robert E. Lee ever put up anywhere, sculpted by the same massive talent that created Mount Rushmore? Or that Fort Worth was once the candy-making capital of the Southwest and gave Hershey, Pennsylvania, a good run for its money as the sweet spot of the nation? A remarkable number of national figures have made a splash in Fort Worth, including Theodore Roosevelt while he was President; Vernon Castle, the Dance King; Dr. H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer; Harry Houdini, the escape artist; and Texas Guinan, star of the vaudeville stage and the big screen. Fort Worth Stories is illustrated with 50 photographs and drawings, many of them never before published. This collection of stories will appeal to all who appreciate the Cowtown city.

Texas Merchant
Texas Merchant

Author: Victoria L. Buenger

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2008-04-11

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781603440547

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Customers also found a stunning array of goods - fur coats and canned tuna, pianos and tractors - and an environment that combined the spectacular with the familiar. But the story of Leonards goes beyond the store and the man who made it. For Marvin Leonard, downtown Fort Worth and Leonards were always intertwined. Leonards gave Fort Worth a special identity, a distinctiveness, and an attraction to the city's center. When Tandy bought Leonards and later sold it to Dillard's, Fort Worth's image and character changed.