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Category : Fort Worth (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Fort Worth, Texas, 1906
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Category : Fort Worth (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Category : Fort Worth (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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List of Works Relating to City Charters, Ordinances, and Collected Documents
Author: New York Public Library
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Category : Charters
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Category : Charters
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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The Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth
Author: Fort Worth (Tex.).
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Category : Fort Worth (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 624
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Category : Fort Worth (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 624
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Legendary Watering Holes
Author: Richard F. Selcer
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585443369
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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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.
Publisher: 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 Munro
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Bulletin of the New York Public Library
Author: New York Public Library
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 980
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Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 980
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Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
Illinois Municipal Review
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Catalog of Government Publications in the Research Libraries
Author: New York Public Library. Economic and Public Affairs Division
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Catalog of Printed Books
Author: Bancroft Library
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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