woostify domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/latestwordpress/lonestar.a1professionals.net_public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131Austin\u2019s Si Dunn reviews a biography of Amon G. Carter, Fort Worth businessman and philanthropist. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amon G. Carter\u2019s accomplishments are almost too numerous to list, and, sixty-four years after his death in 1955, at age seventy-six, his influence continues to be felt in Fort Worth, across Texas, and beyond.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMr. Fort Worth,\u201d as Carter sometimes is labeled, made many millions in the oil business and as owner of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/em>. He spent much of that wealth on philanthropy, becoming \u201cone of the most influential boosters of his time,\u201d writes Fort Worth author Brian Cervantez in this solidly researched, well-written biography of the man who gave Cowtown its enduring \u201cWhere the West Begins\u201d moniker.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fort Worth\u2019s Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Will Rogers Complex, and the Amon G. Carter Foundation are some of his most visible legacies. Carter also established Fort Worth\u2019s first radio station and the Southwest\u2019s first television station. He had important roles in the births of American Airlines and Lockheed Martin and in the growth of Texas Christian University. His philanthropy, meanwhile, also helped fund churches, parks, camps, and other facilities and activities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI have come to realize,\u201d Carter stated near the end of his life, \u201cthat they who acquire wealth are more or less stewards in the application of that wealth to others of the human family who are less fortunate than themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He did not limit himself to boosting Fort Worth, although \u201cmany industries and institutions … came to Fort Worth as a result of his efforts,\u201d notes Cervantez, an associate professor of history at Tarrant County College, Northwest Campus. Indeed, Carter figured prominently in the creation and growth of Lubbock\u2019s Texas Tech University, as well as Big Bend National Park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He played influential roles in Texas and national politics, too, backing several campaigns and serving as a powerful delegate at political conventions. He also indulged in \u201ccelebrity culture,\u201d becoming a celebrity himself who hosted famous guests and hung out with friends such as Will Rogers and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eventually, Carter possessed \u201ca vast national network of business and political contacts that he could exploit whenever he deemed necessary,\u201d Cervantez points out.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n