The Cherokee strip: A Tale of an Oklahoma Boyhood /
Marquis James
- New York The Viking Press 1945
- 294 p.
pt. 1 The claim, 1893-1901; Dick Yeager -- Mr. Howell -- The icehouse -- pt. 2 Enid, 1901-1909; The cogdal-McKee building -- The secret society -- The tramp printers -- Social notes from East Hill -- The reporter for the events -- High School -- The hand of change -- Background of an Oklahoman -- The gang at Waumpie Washburn's -- pt. 3 Newspapers, 1909-1911; The Wave-Democrat and the Morning News -- The packing-plant boom -- The Eagle -- The dull day items.
As Marquis James says, Cherokee Strip went from the wigwam and sod-house era to the Chamber of Commerce era within one boy's memory. The time is the 1890's-1900's. The scene is a section of the Indian lands that was opened to the white settlement in the 1893's and became a part of Oklahoma.
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James, Marquis 1891-1955
Historians --Oklahoma City and town life --Oklahoma Manners and customs. Authors Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. Social life and customs.--Enid Region (Okla.)