"The well-known "people's politician" recalls his life and career"
One of Oklahoma's most famous native sons, Fred Harris faced life's challenges with the same resolve as a favorite uncle: "Does people do it? If people does it, I can do it." In this engaging memoir, he describes how he met those challenges head-on.
A child of the Great Depression, Harris grew up in the small town of Walters, Oklahoma, where he was born in a two-room house. He describes that upbringing and his initiation into state politics, and tells how he was elected to the U.S. Senate at the age of thirty-three. As...
"The well-known "people's politician" recalls his life and career"
One of Oklahoma's most famous native sons, Fred Harris faced life's challenges...
When he's not anchoring the "NewsHour" on PBS, Jim Lehrer may be found casting a satirical eye at America's heartland in such books as "Crown Oklahoma" and "The Sooner Spy.""Mack to the Rescue" is the latest of his successful One-Eyed Mack novels. Set in Oklahoma and tracing the exploits of a fictional lieutenant governor, the series allows Lehrer to address contemporary national issues with a unique blend of humor and insight.
When Governor "Buffalo Joe" Hayman calls for privatizing state government, Mack decides to oppose his re-election bid, but a medical mishap prevents Mack from...
When he's not anchoring the "NewsHour" on PBS, Jim Lehrer may be found casting a satirical eye at America's heartland in such books as "Crown Oklah...
When Thomas Edison wanted to capture western magic on film in 1904, where did he send his crew? To Oklahoma's 101 Ranch near Ponca City. And when Francis Ford Coppola readied young actors Tom Cruise and Matt Dillon to portray teen class strife in the 1983 movie "The Outsiders," he took cast and crew to Tulsa, the setting of S. E. Hinton's acclaimed novel. From Edison to Coppola and beyond, Oklahoma has served as both backdrop and home base for cinematic productions. "Shot in Oklahoma" explores the variety, spunk, and ingenuity of movie-making in the Sooner State over more than a century.
When Thomas Edison wanted to capture western magic on film in 1904, where did he send his crew? To Oklahoma's 101 Ranch near Ponca City. And when Fran...
