This volume compiles 105 stories of Houston's history originally
written by Dr. Young for his column in the Houston Chronicle. This
is history at its most entertaining. He brings early Houstonians to
life, describing their personalities, their admirable traits and
their many eccentricities. His stories of boyhood in Houston read
like something out of Tom Sawyer. There are also stories of early
citizens and their day-to-day lives, of the Civil War and Houston's
fighting men, of slaves and former slaves, of rigged elections and
reconstruction days. Dr. Young gives vivid descriptions of
Houston's many saloons and gambling dens. You'll read about what a
mischievous undertaker did with the Yankee dead during a Yellow
Fever epidemic, about the superstitions of the day, about ghosts
and haunted houses. There are stories of gentlemen and of
scoundrels, of hangings and jail breaks. Even a little cross
dressing.
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