Borger - Couverture souple

Agee, Jane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738585416 ISBN 13 : 9780738585413

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2012

Synopsis

When A.P. Ace Borger came from Oklahoma to the Texas Panhandle's high plains in 1926, he saw what others had seen: a barren landscape, populated sparsely, with cattle and wildlife. However, through the experienced eyes of a town builder, Ace envisioned a booming, growing, all-American city. They laughed when he bought 240 acres thinking the attraction of black gold would bring enough people to make a profit. Borger was a true boomtown with all the appendages--fugitives, drug dealers, gaming houses, dance halls, prostitutes, and dishonest officers--though one could say boomtown hysteria ended with the assassination of Ace. Virtuous people, each with a vision, came to Borger to start churches, hospitals, and schools, raise families, profit from honest businesses, and restrain criminals. As citizens worked together, Borger became a 1970 All-America City. Now in its 86th year, Borger is a quiet, conservative Texas city towering above its epitaph of the wildest town in America.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane Snyder Agee, a reference librarian and bibliographer, retired from Duke University after 23 years and moved to Borger in 2006. With an avid interest in local history, she volunteers at the Hutchinson County Historical Museum.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738585416
• ISBN 13: 9780738585413
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
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• Personne responsable: non disponible