It Happened in Oklahoma

by Robert L. Dorman

• ISBN13: 9780762740000
• ISBN10: 0762740000
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: TwoDot

Summary

Oklahoma's past--tumultuous, humorous, sometimes bizarre, and always fascinating--is presented in this entertaining and educational look at our nation's forty-sixth state. From the Trail of Tears and the Dust Bowl to land runs, cattle drives, oil strikes, and other unknown but exciting events, It Happened in Oklahoma presents Oklahoma as a not-so-ordinary state in the union.

Author Biography

Robert L. Dorman was born and raised in Oklahoma. After graduating from the University of
Oklahoma with a degree in history, Dorman continued his education elsewhere. However, being absent from Oklahoma only fueled his love and interest of the state's unique history. It Happened in Oklahoma is his third book on regional American history.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Map	ix
Old Paint, HARPER COUNTY-8,000 B.C.	1	(4)
Rune or Ruse?, HEAVENER—A.D. 1012	5	(5)
That Fatal Country, FORT GIBSON-1834	10	(5)
After the Tears, TAHLEQUAH-1846	15	(4)
A Second Trail of Tears, CHUSTENAHLAH-1861	19	(4)
The Trail That Built a Kingdom, CHISHOEM TRAIL —1867	23	(5)
Custer's Dress Rehearsal, WASHITA RIVER—1868	28	(4)
Indomitable, BITTER CREEK-1873	32	(5)
Boomer Sooner, OKLAHOMA CITY-1890	37	(4)
Dead or Alive, Preferably Dead, RABBIT TRAP—1892	41	(4)
Taking Bill Doolin, Twice, GUTHRIE 1896	45	(4)
Gala Day, 101 RANCH-1905	49	(4)
Buffalo Comeback, WICHITA MOUNTAINS-1907	53	(4)
Hold Your Nose and Sign, GUTHRIE—1907	57	(5)
Land of the Reds, SI-MINOT E COUNTY-1917	62	(5)
Burning Greenwood, TULSA-1921	67	(5)
Wild Mary and No. 1 Stout, OKLAHOMA CITY-1930	72	(4)
King Tut's Tomb, Oklahoma-Style, SPIRO 1933	76	(5)
Take Me Back to Tulsa, TULSA—I934	81	(4)
Black Sunday, CIMARRON COUNTY-1935	85	(4)
Meet the Okies, ROUTE 66-1939	89	(4)
Kate and Angie, MUSKOGEE-1941	93	(5)
Freaks of the Storm, TINKER AIR FORCE BASE-1948	98	(4)
Visible At Last, NORMAN-I950	102	(4)
Black Saturday, NORMAN-I957	106	(5)
Way Down Yonder, ANADARKO BASIN-1972	111	(5)
The Karen Silkwood Mystery, CRESCENT-1974	116	(4)
900-Foot Jesus, TULSA-1980	120	(5)
Terror in the Heartland, OKLAHOMA CITY-1995	125	(4)
Go to the Cross, MOORE-1999	129	(4)
Oklahoma Facts and Trivia	133	(2)
Bibliography	135	(21)
Index	156	(7)
Aboutthe Author	163