Dallas: The Making of a Modern City

by Patricia Evridge Hill

Book Overview

From the ruthless deals of the Ewing clan on TV's Dallas to the impeccable customer service of Neiman-Marcus, doing business has long been the hallmark of Dallas. Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s, Dallas business leaders amassed unprecedented political power and civic influence, which remained largely unchallenged until the 1970s. In this innovative history, Patricia Evridge Hill explores the building of Dallas in the years before business interests...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292731035
• ISBN13: 9780292731035
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"