Featured Excerpt: Boomtown
Sara Beth Haring
by Joe Pappalardo After the Civil War, many American families moved west seeking new lives, heavily supported by the Homestead Act and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. In some areas though, lawlessness still prevailed, which author Joe Pappalardo entertainingly portrays in his book, Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas. Read […] The post Featured Excerpt: <i>Boomtown</i> appeared first on The History Reader .