Author: Bob Burke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885596420
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Author: Betty Kay Small Crow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885596161
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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The history of the Oklahoma governor's mansion is the same as the history of Oklahoma ... bold, exciting, and full of adventure. Majestically rising three stories into the sky from the lush green foliage that surrounds it two blocks east of the State Capitol, the nodified Dutch Colonial mansion has served as the official residence of Oklahoma's families since 1928.

Author: Cathy Keating
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Glossy color photographs lavishly depict the residences of the governors of 44 states (six states do not have governor's mansions). Each state's mansion receives its own section picturing public and private rooms, exterior and grounds, and artworks and furnishings within. Text combines architectural description and attention to interior decoration with historical anecdotes and occasional reference to the lives of the residents; Keating, First Lady of the State of Oklahoma, assures us in her introduction that "First Families are people, too."Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author: Jeff Provine and Tanya McCoy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467136816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Oklahoma City boasts a rich heritage of gumption and perseverance, but there are many tales only whispered from shadows. A spectral woman may be seen in the upper window of the Overholser Mansion, looking for her long-lost love. The spirit of one of Oklahoma's feistiest leaders is said to dwell in the Governor's Mansion, where he trips guests on the stairs. Perhaps still thirsty for the drink a fatal gunshot interrupted, the ghost of a cheating mobster rattles the glasses at Gabriella's off Route 66. Jeff Provine and Tanya McCoy uncover the curious and creepy tales of the Sooner State capital.

Author: John Erling
Publisher: Mullerhaus Publishing Arts
ISBN: 9780997841091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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For 30 years John Erling entertained Tulsans as the stimulating host of Erling in the Morning on KRMG radio. Known for his interviews with people of all walks of life--from politicians to celebrities to everyday people--John provided the perfect forum on his talk show to deliberate the hottest local and national topics. As a well-respected community leader and member of the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame, Erling is now devoting his energy and enthusiasm to the VoicesofOklahoma.com oral history project. He has interviewed hundreds of his fellow Oklahomans for this endeavor. All have had stories that serve to inspire, instruct, and entertain future generations of Oklahomans. In commemoration of the project's tenth anniversary, this book has been written to introduce VoicesofOklahoma.com to a new audience, and to provide dedicated visitors with some of their favorite stories between the covers of a book.

Author: Sarah Eppler Janda
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806178590
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Since well before ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 secured their right to vote, women in Oklahoma have sought to change and uplift their communities through political activism. This Land Is Herland brings together the stories of thirteen women activists and explores their varied experiences from the territorial period to the present. Organized chronologically, the essays discuss Progressive reformer Kate Barnard, educator and civil rights leader Clara Luper, and Comanche leader and activist LaDonna Harris, as well as lesser-known individuals such as Cherokee historian and educator Rachel Caroline Eaton, entrepreneur and NAACP organizer California M. Taylor, and Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) champion Wanda Jo Peltier Stapleton. Edited by Sarah Eppler Janda and Patricia Loughlin, the collection connects Oklahoma women’s individual and collective endeavors to the larger themes of intersectionality, suffrage, politics, motherhood, and civil rights in the American West and the United States. The historians explore how race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and political power shaped—and were shaped by—these women’s efforts to improve their local, state, and national communities. Underscoring the diversity of women’s experiences, the editors and contributors provide fresh and engaging perspectives on the western roots of gendered activism in Oklahoma. This volume expands and enhances our understanding of the complexities of western women’s history.

Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324

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Author: Oklahoma Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8

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Author: W. David Baird
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806126500
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538

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Describes the people and events that have shaped the state's history

Author: Patricia Chambers Walker
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742503441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516

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The first comprehensive guide to America's historic house museums, this directory moves beyond merely listing institutions to providing information about interpretive themes, historical and architectural significance, collections, and cultural and social importance, along with programming events and facility information. Useful cross-reference guides provide quick and easy ways of locating information on almost 2500 museums. A multi-functional reference for museum professionals, local historians, historic preservationists or anyone interested in America's historic house museums.