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.
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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..
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Oklahoma
A History
by W. David Baird and Danney Goble
University of Oklahoma Press,
2008
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