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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Selcer, Richard F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denton : University of North Texas Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Fort Worth (Tex.) > History > 19th century > Biography > Anecdotes.
Fort Worth (Tex.) > History > 20th century > Biography > Anecdotes.
Table of Contents:
  • The curious story of Brevet Major Ripley Arnold
  • Legendary Marshal Timothy Isaiah Courtright
  • Hagar Tucker: Fort Worth's first black policeman
  • Marshal Sam Farmer: Fort Worth's first professional peace officer
  • Al Hayne: the people's hero
  • The strange case of Maggie Tewmey
  • Black sheep Jeff Daggett
  • Quanah Parker: Fort Worth's adopted native son
  • Wayward policeman Thomas Finch
  • Crazy Mary Rea: "a real corker"
  • Madam Mary Porter: Mary, Mary quite contrary
  • James W. Swayne: straight-arrow judge.