Arsenal of Defense: Fort Worth's Military Legacy - Paperback
by J'Nell Pate
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Availability:In StockContributor:J'Nell Pate, Kay GrangerTheme:Aspects (Academic)/Historical, Cultural Region/Mid-South, Cultural Region/South, Cultural Region/Southwest U.S., Geographic Orientation/Texas, Locality/Fort Worth-Arlington, TexasPublish date:10/13/2011Pages:350
Languages:EnglishPublisher:TX A&m-TX St Historical AssocISBN-13:9781625110008ISBN-10:1625110006UPC:9781625110008Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, United States, Aviation & SpaceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCMSBX2B28
Named after a Mexican War general William Jenkins Worth, Fort Worth began as a military post in 1849. More than a century and a half later, the defense industry remains Fort Worth's major strength with Lockheed Martin's F-35s and Bell Helicopter's Ospreys flying the skies over the city. Popularly known as "Cowtown" for the iconic cattle drives and stockyards that brought the city fame, soldiers, pilots, and military installations have been just as important-and more enduring-in Fort Worth's legacy. Arsenal of Defense: Fort Worth's Military Legacy covers the entire military history of Fort Worth from the 1840s with tiny Bird's Fort to the tremendous impact of the two World Wars on the city and the massive defense plants of the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:TX A&m-TX St Historical AssocISBN-13:9781625110008ISBN-10:1625110006UPC:9781625110008Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, United States, Aviation & SpaceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCMSBX2B28
J'NELL L. PATE is retired from Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, where she taught history and government. She is the author of nine other books, including Livestock Legacy: The Fort Worth Stockyards, 1887-1987 and North of the River: A Brief History of North Fort Worth. Pate has written a column on western history for her hometown newspaper, The Azle News, each week since 1968.
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