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The Red River Bridge War - A Texas-Oklahoma Border Battle (Hardcover)
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The Red River Bridge War - A Texas-Oklahoma Border Battle (Hardcover)
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At the beginning of America's Great Depression, Texas andOklahoma
armed up and went to war over a 75-cent toll bridgethat connected
their states across the Red River. It was a twoweekaffair marked by
the presence of National Guardsmen withfield artillery, Texas
Rangers with itchy trigger fingers, angrymobs, Model T blockade
runners, and even a costumed NativeAmerican peace delegation.
Traffic backed up for miles, cutting offtravel between the states.
This conflict entertained newspaper readers nationwide duringthe
summer of 1931, but the Red River Bridge War was a deadlyserious
affair for many rural Americans at a time when free bridgesand
passable roads could mean the difference between survivaland
starvation. The confrontation had national consequences,too: it
marked an end to public acceptance of the privately ownedferries,
toll bridges, and turnpikes that threatened to strangleAmerican
transportation in the automobile age. The Red River Bridge War: How
Texas and Oklahoma Armed Upand Went to War Over a Toll Bridge
documents the day-to-dayskirmishes of this unlikely conflict
between two sovereign states,each struggling to help citizens get
goods to market at a time ofreduced tax revenue and little federal
assistance. It also serves as a cautionary tale, providing
historical context to the current trendof re-privatizing our
nation's highway infrastructure.
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