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Description

1. 190 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. "Fueled by ambition and pipe dreams, Fargo's earliest residents created an entire city out of the dust of a flat, desolate prairie. Roberts Street might not exist if it weren't for Matilda Roberts, a resourceful pioneer wife who encouraged her husband's cousin to set up his law firm on that important downtown thoroughfare. O.J. deLendrecie generated so much success through his retail store that he was able to buy President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch in western North Dakota. Oliver Dalrymple may have been the bonanza farm king, but the better manager was his rival, Herbert Chaffee of the Amenia and Sharon Land Company. Author Danielle Teigen reveals the intriguing true stories behind many of the most engaging characters and what continues to make the "Gateway to the West" unique."--Page 4 of cover.

Subject

1. Fargo (N.D.) > History
2. North Dakota > Fargo
3. History

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. Part I. Introduction. What's in a name? : all the ways we've called Fargo home -- part II. Railroad rulers : many of city's namesakes never stepped foot here. William G Fargo ; George Cass ; James Jerome Hill ; James B. Power -- part III. Battle of the bonanzas. The birth of bonanza farming -- part IV. Big business. Alanson Edwards : the mighty major ; Melvina Massey : Fargo's main madam of ill repute ; Peter Elliott : famous Fargoan named building for elusive daughter ; O.J. deLendrecie : merchant's great dream still lives on in Fargo -- part V. Prairie doctors. Matilda Roberts : pioneer "mother" first pharmacist and successful businesswoman ; Edward Darrow : Fargo's first doctor as kind as he was talented -- part VI. NDSU vs. UND. How the rivalry started ; The men behind the movement ; The Rahjah Club : fueling the rivalry ; John Haggart Lawman and Ag College advocate -- part VII. Fun facts. Divorce capital of America ; Smith Stimmel : Lincoln's bodyguard buried in Fargo cemetery ; The Crystal Ballroom : the legend lives on in Fargo -- Appendix A. Area history lives on in Forum morgue files -- Appendix B. NDSU Archives treasure-trove of hidden history -- Appendix C. Forum reporters told earliest historical accounts of Fargo.

Call number

1. JFE 18-1951

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index.

Author

1. Teigen, Danielle Ann, author.

Title

1. Hidden history of Fargo / Danielle Teigen.

Publisher

1. Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index.

LCCN

1. 2017938339

ISBN

1. 9781467136594 (pbk.)
2. 146713659X (pbk.)

Research call number

1. JFE 18-1951