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Title:
Buckskin, Calico, & Lace
: Oklahoma Territorial Women
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Author: Glenda Carlile
Brief Description: Stories of a variety of women that contributed to the formation of the state including Anna Overholser, Elva Ferguson, Cattle Annie and Little Britches, Belle Starr, Kate Barnard, "Kentucky" Daisey, Will Rogers Mother Mary and the all woman town of Bethsheba.
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Price: $15.95
Item No: 20081101A
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Title:
The Journey
: U.S. Border Patrol and the Solution to the Illegal Alien Problem
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Author: Donald R. Coppock
Brief Description: The author tells how he was able to control the illegal entry of aliens while he was in the field and while he was Chief of the Border Patrol. He also tells how the present illegal alien problem should be solved. It would be humane and effective. Take "The Journey" through the years in the Border Patrol as seen through the eyes of author, Don Coppock.
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Price: $14.95
Item No: 20080920A
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Title:
The Life & Times of Edwin E. Glover
: Story of a Patriot
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Author: Edited by Douglas Dollar
Brief Description: The story of Edwin Glover's life is in large part the story of the "Greatest Generation." It is the story of a patriot, and a life of service. The edited book is compiled from the personal reflections of Ed himself, and is presented in his own words. It is organized and edited by Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Douglas Dollar.
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Price: $12.95
Item No: 20080829A
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Title:
Fellow Dreamers
: Oklahoma, Education and the World
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Author: Paul William Bass
Brief Description: In Fellow Dreamers, author Paul Bass continues the story of educator and statesman Henry G. Bennett’s distinguished career and friendships that developed over his life. Such “fellow dreamers” as President Harry Truman, Senator Robert S. Kerr, and Governor William Holloway are included in this second in a series of three works devoted to Oklahoma, Education and, through the Point Four Program, the World.
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Price: $18.95
Item No: 20080722A
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Title:
No Little Dreams
: Henry Garland Bennett, Educator and Statesman
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Author: Paul William Bass
Brief Description: This is the story of Dr. Henry Garland Bennett, of whom it could be said that few had the potential to accomplish more. Taking time out from his long and distinguished career in higher education in Oklahoma, Bennett answered the call of the President of the United States in 1950 to serve as assistant secretary of state and to begin implementing the most ambitious program of international good will and economic revitalization conceived to that time. Had not his tragic death cut the venture short, Bennett’s accomplishments no doubt would have earned him a more prominent place in U.S. history.
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Price: $16.95
Item No: 20080613A
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Title:
Taming the Sooner State
: The War Between Lawmen & Outlaws in Oklahoma & Indian Territory 1875-1941
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Author: R. D. Morgan
Brief Description: This new book-length account presents a collection of rare photographs, biographical sketches, and true stories offered in chronological order dealing with the epic battle between the forces of law and order and wrongdoers taking place in a geographic area encompassing the modern state of Oklahoma.
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Price: $25.95
Item No: 20071231
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Title:
The Campus of OAMC
: A Pictorial History of Buildings and Facilities 1891-1957
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Author: David C. Peters
Brief Description: The fourth in the New Forums Oklahoma Collector’s Series, this work fills a void by capturing images of Oklahoma’s A&M college from the very beginning up to the time the institution became Oklahoma State University. Nothing is left out, including early wooden buildings for example, and OAMC alumni will relish this in depth look into their alma mater’s history.
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Price: $36.95
Item No: 20071216
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Title:
Stillwater
: A Cradle of Oklahoma History
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Author: D. Earl Newsom
Brief Description: A Limited First Edition, each copy autographed and individually numbered – one of New Forums Press’ Oklahoma Centennial Collector’s Series – about the historic Boomer town of Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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Price: $38.95
Item No: 20071212
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Title:
Gunplay
: The True Story of Pistol Pete on the Hootowl Trail
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Author: Robby McMurtry
Brief Description: For those who know Pistol Pete only as a college mascot, here is the story of the real man who inspired the image. Frank Eaton (1860?-1958), better known as Pistol Pete, came of age in the old Indian Nations, before Oklahoma, as such, existed. Here, based on his own memoirs and testimony, is the story of a young man in search of the men who killed his father. It is a tale of foul murder; fast friendships; sweet romance; and final revenge-classical elements in the history and mythology of the American West.
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Price: $16.95
Item No: 20070912A
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Title:
Astronauts, Athletes, & Ambassadors
: Oklahoma Women from1950-2007
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Author: Glenda Carlile
Brief Description: Published for Oklahoma’s Centennial year, Carlile completes here trilogy of women in the Sooner state who have made their mark in big ways
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Price: $16.95
Item No: 20070104
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Title:
What a Dirty Shame!: 100 Unforgettable Place Names of Oklahoma
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Author: Jim Marion Etter
Brief Description: There is probably not an Oklahoman or a visitor to Oklahoma who
hasn’t wondered about the meaning or origin of the names of many of our cities and
towns and other landmarks.
Those names mirror the 46th
state’s diverse culture and unique history. They sing with the beauty of American
Indian languages, reflect the hope or earthy humor of early settlers, or ring with the
energy of entrepreneurs.
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Price: $19.95
Item No: 20060301
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Title:
Lakes of Oil: Ben Russell's Rare Photo Record of an Early-Day Oklahoma Oil Boom
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Author: Eileene Russell Huff
Brief Description: Eileene Russell Huff offers the reader a tremendous gift through the work of her photographer father in this rare photo collection of the Drumright-Cushing oil field as it was developing from 1912 through 1918. In addition to over 240 remarkable, never published photographs, Eileene richly captures life in a turn-of-the century Oklahoma boom town through her narrative –– as related by her father, Ben Russell.
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Price: $25.95
Item No: 20060201
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Title:
Once Upon a Highway: Route 66 in Oklahoma
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Author: John Calvin Womack
Brief Description: Once Upon a Highway: Route 66 in Oklahoma
Artist and author John Calvin Womack faithfully captures over 155 sites along 395 miles of historic Route 66 in Oklahoma. Over a five-year period, John traveled the old stretches of Route 66 in Oklahoma compiling notes, sketches, and photographs of the various sights along the highway. This research developed into the series of pen and ink drawings presented in this collectors’ volume. . .
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Price: $36.95
Item No: 20060105
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Title:
Petticoats, Politics, & Pirouettes
: Oklahoma Women, 1900-1950
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Author: Glenda Carlile
Brief Description: Oklahoma’s heritage is continued with more exciting stories of Oklahoma women including the Five Indian Ballerinas, Perle Mesta, U.S. Representative Alice Robertson, Chief Alice Brown Davis, Te Ata, Augusta Metcalfe, Angie Debo, Norma Smallwood, Ruby Darby, Rosemary Hogan and even the infamous “Ma” Barker.
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Price: $14.95
Item No: 20060104
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Title:
The Tri-State Terror: The Life and Crimes of Wilbur Underhill
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Author: R. D. Morgan
Brief Description: Wilbur Underhill—the "Tri-State
Terror"—is the Boogeyman of Depression-era outlaws in more ways than one. For
nearly a decade in the turbulent period of the 1920s and 30s, he was one of the most
infamous and feared criminals in the Southwest. Convicted of one of his murders in
Oklahoma he was sentenced to life and escaped, killing a cop and receiving another life
term in Kansas, and then escaped again, leading ten others in a mass breakout. In the last
months of his life, he rose to national notoriety as a prolific bank robber and suspect in
the infamous Kansas City Massacre and became the first criminal ever shot down by agents
of that fledgling agency which would soon become the FBI.
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Price: $17.95
Item No: 20050108
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Title:
Just for Kicks: Oklahoma Route 66 Music Guide
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Author: Hugh W. Foley, Jr.
Brief Description: Featuring:
- An in-depth essay on music from Oklahoma
- Notable music histories of Oklahoma cities, towns, and tribes on Route 66
- Notable musicians from Oklahoma Cities and towns on Route 66
- Where to hear live music, sing karaoke, and find a good jukebox
- Annual music events along Route 66 in Oklahoma
- Museums and other places with a musical focus
- more . . .
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Price: $14.95
Item No: 20050107
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Title:
One Oklahoma Summer
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Author: Keith Cole
Brief Description: Clint Thompson is in trouble. The famous barrel horse trainer faces a long, hot summer
full of problems. The drought has hit hard, hay is scarce, and the money is running out.
The ranch he and his family have owned for three generations might be lost.
Twelve-year-old Mary Mitchell has problems of her own. She has moved to a strange new town
with an uncaring father who is too busy for her. Somehow the old cowboy and the young girl
find each other and face their problems together. Mary's quest to become a champion
barrel racer becomes part of Clint's quest to save his ranch. Through good times and bad,
they form an unbreakable bond of friendship. But their friendship is about to be tested
and Clint has to make a heartbreaking choice Ð will he lose the family ranch or will he
lose Mary forever . . .
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Price: $11.95
Item No: 20040109
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