UNT Press

Fort Worth from World War II to 1960

— Vol. 11: of Texas Local

Published: September, 2025  Pages: 448  Features: 27 b&w illus. Notes. Bib. Index.

Harold Rich reviews Fort Worth’s history during the challenging times of World War II, the postwar adjustment period, and the first full decade of the Cold War, with special focus on local crime and criminals, vice, the police, race relations, and economic development. What emerges is a portrait of a growing city developing major urban accoutrements such as industrialization, freeways, and an art infrastructure while also struggling with an active and sizable criminal underworld and the emerging Civil Rights Movement. more... about Fort Worth from World War II to 1960