{"product_id":"fort-worth-characters-2-volume-10-9781574419689","title":"Fort Worth Characters 2: Volume 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Characters 2\u003c\/i\u003e is a sequel to \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Characters\u003c\/i\u003e (UNT Press, 2009) by Richard F. Selcer, the preeminent historian of Fort Worth. This book continues the theme of human-interest stories of twenty-five more characters pulled from Fort Worth history. Some, like Frank James, were already famous when they came to Fort Worth. Others, like \"Stutterin' Sam\" Dowell, were \"discovered\" here before going on to fame and fortune on the national stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How about a character who might have been the inspiration for detective Nancy Drew? Or a female reporter who was the first American to score an interview with the president of Mexico? How about a husband-wife pair who might have been the first African American \"power couple\"? Or an abortion doctor convicted at trial in Fort Worth in 1913? These and more are covered in the pages of \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Characters 2\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e RICHARD F. SELCER is a native Fort Worther who holds a PhD from TCU and has authored several UNT Press titles, including\u003ci\u003e Fort Worth Stories\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Characters\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA History of Fort Worth in Black \u0026amp; White: 165 Years of African-American Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and (with Kevin Foster) volumes 1 and 2 of \u003ci\u003eWritten in Blood: The History of Fort Worth's Fallen Lawmen\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of North Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51201331233042,"sku":"9781574419689","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a3530ac-ce59-4c7b-b093-cca73454ed3b.jpg?v=1744909408","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fort-worth-characters-2-volume-10-9781574419689","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}