Hidden history of Fargo / Danielle Teigen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teigen, Danielle Ann, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fargo (N.D.)--History.

Fargo (N.D.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Fueled by ambition and pipe dreams, Fargo's earliest residents created an entire city out of the dust of a flat, desolate prairie. Roberts Street might not exist if it weren't for Matilda Roberts, a resourceful pioneer wife who encouraged her husband's cousin to set up his law firm on that important downtown thoroughfare. O.J. deLendrecie generated so much success through his retail store that he was able to buy President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch in western North Dakota. Oliver Dalrymple may have been the bonanza farm king, but the better manager was his rival, Herbert Chaffee of the Amenia and Sharon Land Company. Author Danielle Teigen reveals the intriguing true stories behind many of the most engaging characters and what continues to make the "Gateway to the West" unique."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

part I. Introduction. What's in a name? : all the ways we've called Fargo home

part II. Railroad rulers : many of city's namesakes never stepped foot here. William G Fargo ; George Cass ; James Jerome Hill ; James B. Power

part III. Battle of the bonanzas. The birth of bonanza farming

part IV. Big business. Alanson Edwards : the mighty major ; Melvina Massey : Fargo's main madam of ill repute ; Peter Elliott : famous Fargoan named building for elusive daughter ; O.J. deLendrecie : merchant's great dream still lives on in Fargo

part V. Prairie doctors. Matilda Roberts : pioneer "mother" first pharmacist and successful businesswoman ; Edward Darrow : Fargo's first doctor as kind as he was talented

part VI. NDSU vs. UND. How the rivalry started ; The men behind the movement ; The Rahjah Club : fueling the rivalry ; John Haggart Lawman and Ag College advocate

part VII. Fun facts. Divorce capital of America ; Smith Stimmel : Lincoln's bodyguard buried in Fargo cemetery ; The Crystal Ballroom : the legend lives on in Fargo

Appendix A. Area history lives on in Forum morgue files

Appendix B. NDSU Archives treasure-trove of hidden history

Appendix C. Forum reporters told earliest historical accounts of Fargo.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index.

ISBN:

9781439662090

1439662096