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Author | : Joe M. Cummings |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2022-11-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 143967664X |
From Amelia Earhart's arrest to the croquet mallet that foiled Bonnie and Clyde, Joe M. Cummings reveals the hidden depths of Oklahoma's tall tales. Oklahoma has no shortage of tall tales chock full of truth, however unlikely it might seem. Puzzle over Geronimo's three skulls. Examine the beer bottle that suckered town leaders on April Fools' Day or join the mad rush of a hundred thousand person race. Accompany the governor who went to the White House and boxed the President. Untangle the hideouts and shootouts of notorious outlaws like the Dalton Gang. Retrieve the kind of lore that is buried alongside Oklahoma's legends.
Author | : Jack Shakely |
Publisher | : Strider Nolan Publishing |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2015-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781932045734 |
Award-winning author Jack Shakely presents a collection of nineteen stories and essays. Although many are set in or around Oklahoma, this collection presents a nostalgic look at America - and Americana - through the decades. From the Civil War to the Iraq War, from Creek Indians to young orphans from New York City, these tall tales, fact-based anecdotes, and real life memoirs present a time capsule of the history of the United States.
Author | : Marilyn A. Hudson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2007-11-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780977885039 |
Author | : David Dary |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
ISBN | : 9781461938415 |
Author | : Steve Wilson |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1989-05-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780806121741 |
Contains stories; some true, some legendary, about caches of lost treasure.
Author | : David Dary |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-08-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806151373 |
Do you know how Oklahoma came to have a panhandle? Did you know that Washington Irving once visited what is now Oklahoma? Can you name the official state rock, or list the courses in the official state meal? The answers to these questions, and others you may not have thought to ask, can be found in this engaging collection of tales by renowned journalist-historian David Dary. Most of the stories gathered here first appeared as newspaper articles during the state centennial in 2007. For this volume Dary has revised and expanded them—and added new ones. He begins with an overview of Oklahoma’s rich and varied history and geography, describing the origins of its trails, rails, and waterways and recounting the many tales of buried treasure that are part of Oklahoma lore. But the heart of any state is its people, and Dary introduces us to Oklahomans ranging from Indian leaders Quanah Parker and Satanta, to lawmen Bass Reeves and Bill Tilghman, to twentieth-century performing artists Woody Guthrie, Will Rogers, and Gene Autry. Dary also writes about forts and stagecoaches, cattle ranching and oil, outlaws and lawmen, inventors and politicians, and the names and pronunciation of Oklahoma towns. And he salutes such intellectual and artistic heroes as distinguished teacher and writer Angie Debo and artist and educator Oscar Jacobson, one of the first to focus world attention on Indian art. Reading this book is like listening to a knowledgeable old-timer regale his audience with historical anecdotes, “so it was said” tall tales, and musings on what it all means. Whether you’re a native of the Sooner State or a newcomer, you are sure to learn much from these accounts of the people, places, history, and folklore of Oklahoma.
Author | : Wesley Treat |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
ISBN | : 9781402754364 |
A collection of stories from all over the state of Oklahoma, relating some of the state's strange and unexplained phenomena.
Author | : David Dary |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-08-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806151397 |
Do you know how Oklahoma came to have a panhandle? Did you know that Washington Irving once visited what is now Oklahoma? Can you name the official state rock, or list the courses in the official state meal? The answers to these questions, and others you may not have thought to ask, can be found in this engaging collection of tales by renowned journalist-historian David Dary. Most of the stories gathered here first appeared as newspaper articles during the state centennial in 2007. For this volume Dary has revised and expanded them—and added new ones. He begins with an overview of Oklahoma’s rich and varied history and geography, describing the origins of its trails, rails, and waterways and recounting the many tales of buried treasure that are part of Oklahoma lore. But the heart of any state is its people, and Dary introduces us to Oklahomans ranging from Indian leaders Quanah Parker and Satanta, to lawmen Bass Reeves and Bill Tilghman, to twentieth-century performing artists Woody Guthrie, Will Rogers, and Gene Autry. Dary also writes about forts and stagecoaches, cattle ranching and oil, outlaws and lawmen, inventors and politicians, and the names and pronunciation of Oklahoma towns. And he salutes such intellectual and artistic heroes as distinguished teacher and writer Angie Debo and artist and educator Oscar Jacobson, one of the first to focus world attention on Indian art. Reading this book is like listening to a knowledgeable old-timer regale his audience with historical anecdotes, “so it was said” tall tales, and musings on what it all means. Whether you’re a native of the Sooner State or a newcomer, you are sure to learn much from these accounts of the people, places, history, and folklore of Oklahoma.
Author | : Howard Lentzner |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2013-08 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 1483681211 |
TrunkWax: Delahunt at Large begins in the small Northern California town of Pylewood, when Jim Delahunt finds himself trapped by his wife at the bottom of an empty ten-thousand-gallon pickle barrel. Employing tricks acquired from over fifty years of experience as a merchant seaman, machinist, and cattle rancher, he frees himself and hooks up with two disgruntled buddies: a cowboy with two bad knees and a tightly wound organic farmer. Together, they hatch a plot aimed at getting him revenge, earning money for a double knee replacement for the cowboy, and commercializing TrunkWax, a microbial concoction that the organic farmer believes will revolutionize fruit cultivation. When Delahunt's part of the plan takes him to China, he gets kidnapped in Inner Mongolia by a Manchurian ex-cop. He is subsequently rescued by a group of international polo players, flown back to the United States, and reunited with his wife. Over breakfast, they both realize his incarceration in the barrel was pretty much the result of poor marital communication.
Author | : Richard Young |
Publisher | : August House Publishers |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Authentic mountain tales such as hill folk have told for centuries, including such favorites as The One-Bullet Hunt, as well as jokes and pen-and-ink drawings by W.E. Hall.