Bøger af Robert L. Dorman

In this masterful biography, Robert Dorman traces the career of William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray from his hardscrabble childhood in post-Civil War Texas to his remarkable ascendancy as a nationally known political figure in the mid-twentieth century.

This book offers an inside look at over 30 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Sooner State. Read all about the Trail of Tears in Tahlequah. Find out why George W. McLaurin was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma in 1950. Try to solve the mystery of Karen Silkwood's suspicious death in 1974.

Revolt of the Provinces: The Regionalist Movement in America, 1920-1945

Myths and Mysteries of Oklahoma reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Sooner State. This book offers residents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Oklahoma's unsolved murders, legendary villains, lingering ghosts, terrifying myths, and haunted places.

The careers and ideas of four figures in the history of American conservation - George Perkins Marsh, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir and John Wesley Powell - are explored in this text. It shows how they helped define the issues that began changing the nation's attitudes toward its environment.