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Founding Father: The Life and Times of John Neely Bryan
Jimmy Clay
ASIN: B00FZVSYGQ
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 324

Based on a the life of John Neely Bryan, the founder of Dallas, Texas.Born in 1810 and educated in Fayetteville, Tennessee, John Neely Bryan became a successful lawyer in Van Buren, Arkansas. After a financial panic devastated the town and his real estate holdings, Bryan settled west in the new Texas Republic.In the late 1830s, Bryan went to work at Holland Coffee’s Trading Post on the Red River, and from there he moved to the land that would become Dallas. He was the first non-Native American to permanently live in Dallas County, and for many months, he was the only white person living there. His homestead would later be called Dealey Plaza, where President Kennedy was killed. In his travels and business dealings, he met and befriended many Native Americans, learned their languages, and was instrumental in bringing the railroad to Dallas.Bryan married and had children, but during his ...
Amazon Rating:
3.5 stars from 5 ratings