Historical research done right — that is, honestly — is a lot like science itself. Conclusions are not predetermined; often, they unsettle assumptions rather than confirming them. And discovery arrives unexpectedly.
Simply ask author and historian Harold Rich, a “late bloomer” academic who has returned to book stores — and you, too, Amazon — with a third comprehensive account of Fort Worth history.
Fort Worth From World War II to 1960, published by the University of North Texas Press, examines everything from economic development — the “bomber plant” the most prominent initiative — to policing, where gangs and corruption played a leading role, and race relations, a history that is far from something to be proud of…