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American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century (Plains Histories)
Richard Lowitt
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Hardcover. To settle and remain in the American Outback, the unforgiving land of the Oklahoma Panhandle, was an achievement. Prosperity and risk were present in equal measure. Only with the creation of the Oklahoma Territory in 1890 was the area finally claimed by a government entity. This title presents the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 137 pages, 26 illustrations, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
To settle and remain in the American Outback, the unforgiving land of the Oklahoma Panhandle, was an achievement. Prosperity and risk were present in equal measure. Comprising land that Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico did not want, and that Texas, after entering the Union as a slave state, could not have, the Oklahoma Panhandle was dubbed ""No Mans Land"". This geographical anomaly, 165 miles long and only 35 miles wide, belonged to no one and, before statehood, served as a haven for desperadoes and villains. Only with the creation of the Oklahoma Territory in 1890 was the area finally claimed ... Read more
To settle and remain in the American Outback, the unforgiving land of the Oklahoma Panhandle, was an achievement. Prosperity and risk were present in equal measure. Comprising land that Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico did not want, and that Texas, after entering the Union as a slave state, could not have, the Oklahoma Panhandle was dubbed ""No Mans Land"". This geographical anomaly, 165 miles long and only 35 miles wide, belonged to no one and, before statehood, served as a haven for desperadoes and villains. Only with the creation of the Oklahoma Territory in 1890 was the area finally claimed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Series
Plains Histories Series
Number of Pages
137
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896725584
SKU
V9780896725584
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