Broke, Not Broken: Home Maxey’s Texas Bank War by Broadus Spivey & Jesse Sublett
Reviewed by Scott M.
The story of Homer Maxey’s Bank War is not known to most. The David versus Goliath legal battle sheds a lot of light on Texas banking and business. Broadus Spivey and Jesse Sublett enlighten us on this piece of history in Broke, Not Broken.
Homer Maxey made himself a millionaire when he returned to Lubbock after serving with distinction in World War II and became a pillar of the community. He built hotels, shopping centers, and various other projects, later moving into cattle. In 1966, The People’s National Bank Of Lubbock foreclosed on him and secretively sold off his property for pennies on the dollar. Maxey took on the bank in a battle that went on close to fifteen years.
Spivey and Sublett infuse a strong human element into the story. We get…
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