Michael V. Hazel

Dallas first grabbed the national imagination in 1936 when it hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition. Since then, the fascination with “Big D” has seldom flagged. If the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 cast a pall over the city, the success of the Dallas Cowboys and the popularity of the television series “Dallas” revived the image of a glitzy, hustling metropolis at the center of the S

Dallas Reconsidered contains essays by a number of historians examining various aspects of the history of Dallas. As the title suggests, the book attempts to examine sides of the city's history that previously have been neglected. Its topics range from attempts to navigate the Trinity River to early Italian settlers to women's clubs to early flying exhibitions. The editor is Michael V. Hazel. This

From its founding one hundred years ago by a group of dedicated women working to better life and opportunity in their fledgling metropolis, the Dallas Public Library has provided essential services to the people of Dallas. In The Dallas Public Library , Michael V. Hazel presents the centennial history of this landmark institution, from its genesis as a single library with a staff of five, to a cen

Historic Photos of Dallas takes a look into the past of the Big D"" through striking historic photographs from the city's finest archives. From the rugged west to the largest corporate headquarter concentration in the United States, Historic Photos of Dallas provides a unique look into the city's past. With over 200 archival photos reproduced in multiple inks on heavy art paper in large format, ma