From 1880 to 1918, Fort Worth struggled to grow into a “city of substance.” During the 1880s, it became a major railroad hub. However, Fort Worth seemed doomed to remain in the shadows of its sister city, Dallas, until Armour and Swift opened packinghouses in 1903, propelling it into the forefront of the nation’s meatpacking industry. Author Harold Rich’s Fort Worth: Outpost, Cowtown, Boomtown is a meticulously researched story Rich’s account of the efforts of powerful boosters Joh
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