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Discovering the Past: The Story of Quanah, Texas Volume 1, takes you back to the early days of Quanah. Quanah was a frontier, railroad town filled with interesting tales. In Volume 1, you will find the story of Texas Ranger Captain William J. McDonald hunting down a Quanah banker on the run to Mexico. Captain McDonald's personal banker embezzled from one of Quanah's first banks, and once his story unraveled, he took the first train towards Mexico. In 1891, Quanah was nearly wiped off the map by the Great Flood of 1891. Quanah and the surrounding area received 14 inches of rain in just a few hours. The Quanah cemetery was started when Joe Earle was killed in what may have been the very last Kiowa raid in Texas. With the railroad coming to Quanah and bypassing Margaret, the residents of Quanah, along with the railroad, put a plan together to steal the county seat. These stories, along with others, show the fascinating history of this small town.

The second in the series of Discovering the Past: Stories of Quanah, Texas, picks up right where the first book left off. Volume 2 tells the story of Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald's gunfight at the train depot with the Childress County Sheriff. Multiple fires sweep through downtown Quanah in 1891. Quanah's residents fight to save downtown. In the early 1910s, Quanah was growing and expanding quickly. A new railroad was planned to connect Quanah to the Gulf of Mexico with the Middlebuster Railroad. An unforeseen worldwide event was a major factor in the construction of the railway. Area communities and towns have become ghost towns over the last century. One was a get rich quick scheme while another was only a ploy. During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration had a huge impact on Hardeman County by employing county residents and completing dozens of projects all across the county. Many of the projects are still visible today. Enjoy these stories and more in Volume 2!