Houston blue : the story of the Houston Police Department /

Houston blue : the story of the Houston Police Department /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-
Imprint:	Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, 2012.
Description:	486 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8 North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8.
Subject:	Houston (Tex.). -- Police Department -- History. Houston Police Officers' Union -- History. Houston Police Officers' Association -- History. Houston (Tex.). -- Police Department. Police -- Texas -- Houston -- History. Police -- Labor unions -- Texas -- Houston -- History. Police. Police -- Labor unions. Texas -- Houston. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8950785

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Other authors / contributors:	Kennedy, Tom, 1946- Houston Police Officers' Union.
ISBN:	9781574414721 (cloth : alk. paper) 1574414720 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781574414820 (ebook) 1574414828 (ebook)
Notes:	"Back in 2005, the board of the directors of the Houston Police Officers' Union commissioned Mitchel Roth, Ph.D., and Tom Kennedy to research and write a book that chronicled the history of the Houston Police Department and the Houston Police Officers' Union."--Foreword. Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-466) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Chapter 1. Baghdad on the Bayou
Chapter 2. Houston, USA
Chapter 3. Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Birth of HPD
Chapter 4. Houston's Crime Problem
Chapter 5. The Marshal Becomes the Chief
Chapter 6. Murder Was In the Air
Chapter 7. The Bloodiest Day
Chapter 8. HPD and the Klan
Chapter 9. The Prohibition Era
Chapter 10. Reorganization
Chapter 11. Percy Heard and the War Years
Chapter 12. The Post-War Era
Chapter 13. The Old Gray Fox's Whim
Chapter 14. Secret Leaders and 1269m
Chapter 15. A Sergeant Becomes Chief
Chapter 16. Political Winds
Chapter 17. Herman B. Short
Chapter 18. Conflict at Texas Southern
Chapter 19. The Successor
Chapter 20. All 7's
Chapter 21. Buffalo Hunters and a New Union
Chapter 22. The Darkest Day
Chapter 23. The Drill Instructor
Chapter 24. Hispanics Stand Tall
Chapter 25. The Outsider
Chapter 26. Neighborhood-Oriented Policing
Chapter 27. Betsy and the Poster Boy
Chapter 28. The Man in the Uniform
Chapter 29. Hans Marticiuc and Greater Benefits
Chapter 30. The Chief from Phoenix
Chapter 31. An Insider and New Trust
Appendix 1. Fallen Heroes of HPD
Appendix 2. Houston Mayors and Police Chiefs, 1837-2012
Appendix 3. HPOA/HPOU Presidents
Notes
Sources
Index