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Author |
: W. David Baird |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 538 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806126507 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806126500 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Story of Oklahoma by : W. David Baird
Describes the people and events that have shaped the state's history
Author |
: W. David Baird |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 361 |
Release |
: 2014-08-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780806182933 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0806182938 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oklahoma by : W. David Baird
The product of two of Oklahoma’s foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, Oklahoma: A History is the first comprehensive narrative to bring the story of the Sooner State to the threshold of its centennial. From the tectonic formation of Oklahoma’s varied landscape to the recovery and renewal following the Oklahoma City bombing, this readable book includes both the well-known and the not-so-familiar of the state’s people, events, and places. W. David Baird and Danney Goble offer fresh perspectives on such widely recognized history makers as Sequoyah, the 1889 Land Run, and the Glenn Pool oil strike. But they also give due attention to Black Seminole John Horse, Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Coach Bertha Frank Teague’s 40-year winning streak with the Byng Lady Pirates, and other lesser-known but equally important milestones. The result is a rousing, often surprising, and ever-fascinating story. Oklahoma history is an intricate tapestry of themes, stories, and perspectives, including those of the state’s diverse population of American Indians, the land’s original human occupants. An appendix provides suggestions for trips to Oklahoma’s historic places and for further reading. Enhanced by more than 40 illustrations, including 11 maps, this definitive history of the state ensures that experiences shared by Oklahomans of the past will be passed on to future generations.
Author |
: Francis L. Fugate |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0878422722 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780878422722 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Roadside History of Oklahoma by : Francis L. Fugate
Roadside History of Oklahoma invites tourists and residents alike to use the state's highways as avenues connecting the present with the past.
Author |
: David W. Levy |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 348 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806137037 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806137032 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis The University of Oklahoma by : David W. Levy
This book, the first in a projected three-volume definitive history, traces the University’s progress from territorial days to 1917. David W. Levy examines the people and events surrounding the school’s formation and development, chronicling the determined ambition of pioneers to transform a seemingly barren landscape into a place where a worthy institution of higher education could thrive. The University of Oklahoma was established by the territorial legislature in 1890. With that act, Norman became the educational center of the future state. Levy captures the many factors—academic, political, financial, religious—that shaped the University. Drawing on a great depth of research in primary documents, he depicts the University’s struggles to meet its goals as it confronted political interference, financial uncertainty, and troubles ranging from disastrous fires to populist witch hunts. Yet he also portrays determined teachers and optimistic students who understood the value of a college education. Written in an engaging style and enhanced by an array of historical photographs, this volume is a testimony to the citizens who overcame formidable obstacles to build a school that satisfied their ambitions and embodied their hopes for the future.
Author |
: Luther B. Hill |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 694 |
Release |
: 1909 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044050494079 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the State of Oklahoma by : Luther B. Hill
Author |
: Sam Anderson |
Publisher |
: Crown |
Total Pages |
: 455 |
Release |
: 2018-08-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780804137324 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0804137323 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Boom Town by : Sam Anderson
A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City—a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Chicago Tribune • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous “Land Run” in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team’s 2012-13 season, when the Thunder’s brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti’s all-in gamble on “the Process”—the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team’s best hope for long-term greatness—kicked off a pivotal year in the city’s history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.
Author |
: Blue Clark |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 460 |
Release |
: 2020-09-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780806167626 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0806167629 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Indian Tribes of Oklahoma by : Blue Clark
Oklahoma is home to nearly forty American Indian tribes and includes the largest Native population of any state. As a result, many Americans think of the state as “Indian Country.” In 2009, Blue Clark, an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, produced an invaluable reference for information on the state’s Native peoples. Now, building on the success of the first edition, this revised guide offers an up-to-date survey of the diverse nations that make up Oklahoma’s Indian Country. Since publication of the first edition more than a decade ago, much has changed across Indian Country—and more is known about its history and culture. Drawing from both scholarly literature and Native oral sources, Clark incorporates the most recent archaeological and anthropological research to provide insights into each individual tribe dating back to prehistoric times. Today, the thirty-nine federally recognized tribes of Oklahoma continue to make advances in the areas of tribal governance, commerce, and all forms of arts and literature. This new edition encompasses the expansive range of tribal actions and interests in the state, including the rise of Native nation casino operations and nongaming industries, and the establishment of new museums and cultural attractions. In keeping with the user-friendly format of the original edition, this book provides readers with the unique story of each tribe, presented in alphabetical order, from the Alabama-Quassartes to the Yuchis. Each entry contains a complete statistical and narrative summary of the tribe, covering everything from origin tales to contemporary ceremonies and tribal businesses. The entries also include tribal websites, suggested readings, and photographs depicting visitor sites, events, and prominent tribal personages.
Author |
: Washington Irving |
Publisher |
: London : J. Murray |
Total Pages |
: 360 |
Release |
: 1835 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433081844627 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Tour on the Prairies by : Washington Irving
Account of an expedition in Oct. and Nov. 1832 through a part of the unorganized Indian country now the state of Oklahoma.
Author |
: Rennard Strickland |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 1980 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0806116757 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780806116754 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Indians in Oklahoma by : Rennard Strickland
Outlines the lifestyle of the Indians in Oklahoma and their value system despite the white-man's encroachment of their land and widespread stereotyping.
Author |
: John J. Dwyer |
Publisher |
: Red River Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2016-11-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0985347023 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780985347024 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oklahomans: The Story of Oklahoma and Its People: Volume I: Ancient-Statehood by : John J. Dwyer
The unforgettable saga of America's last frontier-the Oklahoma Country. Never has the story of this great land and people been told like John J. Dwyer does it. Storybook, history book, coffee table book. Featuring the same colorful and readable format that has helped make his "The War Between the States: America's Uncivil War" a success, "The Oklahomans (Volume 1, Ancient-Statehood)," chronicles the saga of the winning-and losing-of a land. Some of the most famous cowboys, Indians, lawmen, outlaws, and explorers in American history stride across the pages of this unforgettable story. So do some of the country's greatest entrepreneurs, statesmen, Christian ministers, social pioneers, and athletes.