Written in blood : the history of Fort Worth's fallen lawmen. Volume 1, 1861-1909 / by Richard F. Selcer and Kevin S. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selcer, Richard F.

Contributor:

Foster, Kevin, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace officers--Texas--Tarrant County--Biography.

Peace officers.

Police murders--Texas--Tarrant County.

Police murders.

Tarrant County (Tex.)--Biography.

Tarrant County (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2009 Fort Worth unveiled an elaborate, million-dollar memorial to its fallen police and firefighters going all the way back to the city's beginnings in 1873. Fifty-eight of the ninety-five names on the memorial were policemen. Written in Blood is a more inclusive version of that idea because it covers more than just members of the Fort Worth Police Department; it includes men from all branches of local law enforcement who died defending law and order in the early years: policemen, sheriffs, constables, "special officers," and even a police commissioner. Richard F. Selcer and Kevin S. Foste

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction to Volume I; Part I. The Frontier Years (1861-1888); Part II. Black and White Justice (1889-1909); Conclusion: The End of the Trail; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-10905-0

9786613109057

1-57441-349-X

OCLC:

723944068