Big D : Triumphs and Troubles of an American Supercity in the 20th Century
"A thorough overview of the city's modern history.... easily read and holds the reader's attention throughout." (first edition review)  --Southwestern Historical Quarterly"Informative book... a readable account of Dallas' power, politics, crime, and social evolution."  --D magazine"Promising 'triumph and troubles,' Big D delivers plenty of the latter: devasting floods; the flourishing of the Ku Klux Klan..."  --The Dallas Morning News