Hidden history of Waco. / Eric S. Ames.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ames, Eric S., author.

Series:

Hidden History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waco (Tex.)-History.

Waco (Tex.)-Biography.

Waco (Tex.)--History.

Waco (Tex.).

Waco (Tex.)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : History Press, [2020]

Summary:

Since its establishment in 1849, Waco has grown from a frontier town on the Brazos River to a thriving city of more than 125,000 residents.And in those 171 years, Waco's citizens have seen triumph, tragedy, humor, heartbreak and infamy.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

I. Reconstruction and the Gilded Age

1. Reflections of "Days Agone" by a Waco Lawyer circa 1876

2. Waco Celebrates the American Centennial

3. "Geyser City": Artesian Wells and the Water Cure

4. The Tantalizing (and Disastrous) Dream of Steamboats on the Brazos

5. William Cowper Brann: Sinner's Saint, False Prophet or Journalistic Crusader?

6. Telephus Telemachus Louis Augustus Albartus "Tel" Johnson and His Famous Tombs

II. A New Century

1. The Fabulous Hoffmannettes and A Waco Romance

2. Waco's Pride: Her Fire Department

3. The YMBL, the Ad Club and Local Commerce

4. Fred Gildersleeve's Eye for Waco

5. Images of Working-Class Waco

6. "The Church That Was Built in a Day"

III. Tales of War and Violence: World War I and the Interwar Years

1. The "Little Rough Riders"

2. Waco's Refined Presence on a Merciless Dreadnought

3. The Hanging of Roy Mitchell: Likely the Last Public Execution in Texas

4. The "Invisible Empire" on Austin Avenue: A Brief History of the KKK in Waco

IV. Stories of Postwar Waco

1. A Herculean Work: The Secret Birth and Largely Forgotten Legacy of Sironia, Texas

2. The William Cameron House: Born of Love, Haunted by Loss

3. Towering Above the Brazos Once Again: Restoring Baylor's Old Main Towers

4. The Stories We Tell: The (So Far) Missed Opportunity of the Taylor Museum

V. Lagniappe, or, Sometimes a Hidden Story Remains Unexplained

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4396-7045-5

OCLC:

1195455380