Broke, not Broken
Homer Maxey’s Texas Bank War
$74.16
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2014
Summary
Homer Maxey was a war hero, multimillionaire and pillar of the Lubbock, Texas, community. During the post-World War II boom, he filled the West Texas horizon with new apartment complexes, government buildings, hotels, banks, shopping centres and subdivisions.
On the afternoon of February 16, 1966, executives of Citizens National Bank of Lubbock met to launch foreclosure proceedings against Maxey. In a secret sale, more than 35,000 acres of ranch land and other holdings were divided u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780896728554 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0896728552 |
| Author: | Broadus Spivey, Jesse Sublett |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Texas Tech Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 800g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm x 33mm |
| Series: | American Liberty and Justice |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Homer Maxey’s was a bank war of a different kind. Wrongful foreclosure and the litigation hold-up game stretched his resources but not his tenacious desire for economic justice. This is an odyssey of civil litigation and personal will.
–Gordon Morris Bakken, from the foreword
About The Author
Broadus Spivey
Broadus Spivey has been practising law for over fifty years. He currently lives in Austin but began his law career in Lubbock, where he was acquainted with many other principal figures involved in this book, including attorneys on both sides of the case, the judges, Homer Maxey himself, and Maxey’s daughter, Glenna Goodacre.
Jesse Sublett is a writer and musician in Austin. He has published numerous crime novels and nonfiction books and has written dozens of historical documentaries. His journalism has been published in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, Texas Observer, Texas Tribune, and the Austin Chronicle.
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