An edition of Houston blue
(2012)
Houston blue
the story of the Houston Police Department
by Mitchel P. Roth
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Houston blue: the story of the Houston Police Department
2012, University of North Texas Press
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1574414720 9781574414721
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Table of Contents
Baghdad on the bayou
Houston, USA
Civil War, Reconstruction, and the birth of HPD
Houston's crime problem
The marshal becomes the chief
Murder was in the air
The bloodiest day
HPD and the Klan
The Prohibition years
Reorganization
Percy Heard and the war years
Post-War HPD
The old gray fox's whim
Secret leaders and 1269m
A sergeant becomes chief
Political winds
Herman B. Short
Conflict at Texas Southern
The successor
All 7's
Buffalo hunters and a union
Darkest day
The drill instructor
Hispanics stand tall
The outsider
Neighborhood-oriented policing
Betsy and the poster boy
The man in the uniform 437
Hans Marticiuc and greater benefits
The chief from Phoenix
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.
Edition 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.
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