The Frontier Centennial: Fort Worth and the New by Jacob W. Olmstead HARDBACK

The Frontier Centennial: Fort Worth and the New West\nby Jacob W. Olmstead\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Jacob W. Olmstead\nTitle: The Frontier Centennial: Fort Worth and the New West\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Local history\nPublisher: Texas Tech Press,U.S.\nPublication year: 2021\nISBN-13: 9781682830833\nISBN-10: 1682830837\nRRP: \u00A342.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIn 1936, the Texas centennial was celebrated across the state. In The Frontier Centennial, Jacob Olmstead argues that Fort Worth's celebration of the centennial represented a unique opportunity to reshape the city's identity and align itself with a progressive future. Olmstead draws out the Frontier Centennial from its inception as a commemorative fair to theme park enshrining the mythic West to .