The New Frontier: A Contemporary Histoy of Fort Worth & Tarrant County

San Antonio, Texas: Historical Publishing Network, 2006. CH3 - A hardcover book SIGNED by Douglas Harman with "Best wishes" written on the foreword page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dents, light discoloration and shelf wear. Also SIGNED and inscribed by Douglas Harman to previous owner with a drawing on the front free endpaper. Foreword by Douglas Harman, cover artist Samuel P. Ziegler, contributing writers for "Sharing the Heritage" Scott Williams. Commissioned by the Tarrant County Historical Society and the Fort Worth Stockyards Business Association. 12.5"x9.5", 272 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Tarrant County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 26 counties created out of the Peters Colony, was established in 1849 and organized the next year. It was named in honor of General Edward H. Tarrant of the Republic of Texas militia. Tarrant County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into three other counties: Denton, Parker, and Wise. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, which is the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the United States. The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a center of the longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design. USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city. Fort Worth is home to the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and several world-class museums designed by internationally known contemporary architects. The Kimbell Art Museum, considered to have one of the best art collections in Texas, is housed in what is widely regarded as one of the outstanding architectural achievements of the modern era. The museum was designed by the American architect Louis Kahn, with an addition designed by world-renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano opening November 2013.[13] Also of note is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, designed by Tadao Ando. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, designed by Philip Johnson, houses one of the world's most extensive collections of American art. The Sid Richardson Museum, redesigned by David M. Schwarz, has one of the most focused collections of Western art in the U.S., emphasizing Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, designed by famed architect Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico, engages the diverse Fort Worth community through creative, vibrant programs and exhibits. . Signed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.