| Remembering Fort Worth Contributor(s): McGown, Quentin (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 1684422450 ISBN-13: 9781684422456 Publisher: Turner OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: 976.4 |
| Series: Remembering |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 134 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Locality - Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From its birth to the present, Fort Worth has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, the city has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. With a selection of fine historic images from his best-selling book Historic Photos of Fort Worth, Quentin McGown provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Fort Worth. Remembering Fort Worth captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From its early days to the recent past, Remembering Fort Worth follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city. |