Oklahoma

by Baird, W. David; Goble, Danney

• ISBN13: 9780806139104
• ISBN10: 0806139102
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-31
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

The only single-volume narrative history of Oklahoma for a general audience

Author Biography

Danney Goble (1946-2007) was Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma. W. David Baird is Dean of Seaver College and Howard A. White Professor of History at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. viii
Preface	p. xi
Prologue: The Land and Its Influences	p. 3
Oklahoma's Ancient Communities	p. 13
The First People	p. 21
Europeans Encounter Oklahoma	p. 33
American Explorers in Oklahoma	p. 47
The Southeastern Indians	p. 61
Indian Removals	p. 75
The Five Republics	p. 91
Indian Territory at War	p. 105
Rejuvenation and Reconstruction	p. 113
New Exiles in Oklahoma	p. 131
The Promised Land: Oklahoma Territory	p. 141
The End of Indian Territory	p. 153
The Twin Territories	p. 163
Politics through the 1920s	p. 177
The Economy: The Fat Years	p. 191
A New Society	p. 205
The Great Depression and Global War	p. 217
The Politics of Maturity	p. 237
A Mature Economy	p. 251
The Strains of Social Maturity	p. 263
Epilogue: The Time in Between	p. 279
See History for Yourself	p. 285
Recommended Readings	p. 301
Index	p. 327
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