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The True Story of “the Wickedest Town in Texas”
Adapted from Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas by Joe Pappalardo, by permission of St. Martin’s Publishing Group. Frequent Texas Monthly contributor Joe Pappalardo’s rollicking new book, Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas (St. Martin’s Press), uncovers the story of Borger, a small settlement in the northern stretches of the Panhandle that was renowned during the 1920s as a den of gambling, bootlegging, prostitution, and random violence. In this exclusive excerpt, the legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer—best known as the man who later headed up the successful manhunt for Bonnie and Clyde—arrives in town with a remit to set things right in the wake of the murder of a local law enforcement officer. It won’t go as…The post The True Story of “the Wickedest Town in Texas” appeared first on Texas Monthly.