Prairie City: Story of an American Community, the
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Prairie City is the social history of a representative midwestern town - a composite of several Oklahoma small towns. Beginning with the "one flashing moment" of the 1889 land run, which opened the "Oklahoma Lands" for white settlement, Angie Debo depicts the struggles of the settlers on the vast prairie to build a community despite seasons of drought, prairie fire, and destitution. Solidly based on historical research, Prairie City chronicles the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806130946
ISBN13:9780806130941
Release Date:September 1998
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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Great tale of early small town America.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Ms Debo's fictional tale includes stories of the city where I live. Family names are familiar and it is interesting to drive around the area and imagine what life was like in that period. For those of you used to Ms Debo's more scholarly works, you will enjoy this book.
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