Health and Death: Denison, Texas, in 1900

By Mavis Anne Bryant

In 1901, a pictorial book entitled INDUSTRIAL DENISON documented the finest homes, commercial buildings, store interiors, and landscapes of Denison, Texas. Just emerging from its past as a frontier railroad boomtown, Denison was on the brink of the largest growth spurt in its history.HEALTH AND DEATH traces the lives of prominent doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and undertakers whose properties were shown in INDUSTRIAL DENISON. As their professions evolved over time, so did their fortunes and their personal lives. Some became community leaders, while the remarkable stories of others were lost to memory-until now.This book reveals the diversity of backgrounds and training of young physicians, dentists, and pharmacists who went west before and after the American Civil War. It also explores the customs and practices surrounding many types of death and burial along the border between Texas and Indian Territory.HEALTH AND DEATH is a companion to INDUSTRIAL DENISON, now newly available after a century. Together, the books enable general readers, local history buffs, and genealogists to explore the texture of life in a small town about to enter the modern era.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1547258357
• ISBN13: 9781547258352
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.4" x 8.3"