"The publication of George Washington Grayson's autobiography brings to light perhaps the only existing written account of a nineteenth-century Indian leader. Born in 1843 near present-day Eufaula, Oklahoma, Grayson served as a Confederate army officer during the Civil War and in various offices of the Creek Nation from 1870 until his death in 1920. . . .Baird has produced an excellent edition that makes Grayson's autobiography more accessible and that should bring it the attention it deserves.""-Montana: Magazine of Western History"
"This is an interesting and entertaining work. Grayson...
"The publication of George Washington Grayson's autobiography brings to light perhaps the only existing written account of a nineteenth-century Ind...
The product of two of Oklahoma s foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, "Oklahoma: A History" is the first comprehensive narrative to bring the story of the Sooner State to the threshold of its centennial.
From the tectonic formation of Oklahoma s varied landscape to the recovery and renewal following the Oklahoma City bombing, this readable book includes both the well-known and the not-so-familiar of the state s people, events, and places. W. David Baird and Danney Goble offer fresh perspectives on such widely recognized history makers as Sequoyah, the 1889 Land Run, and...
The product of two of Oklahoma s foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, "Oklahoma: A History" is the first comprehensive narrative to ...
