True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians by S.O. Young

"Houston's past is alive in these pages..." Given our tendency to bulldoze any building over fifty years old, you may wonder just how much of Houston's history is lost forever. Those of us interested in Houston's past often run into a wall trying to learn more than is found in occasional newspaper articles.Fortunately, Houston was blessed in the early days of the twentieth century with Dr. S. O. Young, a writer determined to preserve not only the facts, dates and events of Houston's past, but also how people lived, their stories and the flavor of those early days.  "Makes Houston seem like an old friend..."  True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians (originally published in 1913) contains 105 stories of Houston's history written by Dr. Young for his column in the Houston Chronicle. This is history at its most entertaining. He brings early Houstonians to life, describing their personalities, their admirable traits and their many eccentricities. His stories of boyhood in Houston re