Title & Author:

Oklahoma : a guide to the Sooner State / compiled by Kent Ruth and the staff of the University of Oklahoma Press, with articles by leading authorities, and photographic sections arranged by J. Eldon Peek.

Edition:

[Rev. ed.].

Publication:

Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1957]

Description:

xxxv, 532 pages illustrations, portraits, maps (1 folded) 21 cm

Series:

American guide series

Notes:
First edition compiled in 1941 by the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oklahoma.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-511).
Part I. The General Background -- the spirit of oklahoma, by savoie lottinville -- natural setting, by john w. morris -- early oklahomans, by william e. bittle -- history, by edwin c. mcreynolds -- industry and labor, by arthur h. doerr -- transportation in oklahoma, by james a. constantin -- agriculture in oklahoma, by a.e. darlow -- sports and recreation, by jeff griffin -- education, by frank a. balyeat -- newspapers, by roy p. stewart -- literature, by edith copeland -- architecture and art, by john o'neil -- music, drama, and dance, by spencer norton -- oklahoma folkways, by j. stanley clark -- Part II. Principal Cities -- ardmore -- bartlesville -- enid -- lawton -- muskogee -- norman -- oklahoma city -- okmulgee -- ponca city -- shawnee -- stillwater -- tulsa -- Part III. Tours -- Tour 1. (baxter springs, kan.)-tulsa-oklahoma city-el reno-clinton-sayre-(shamrock, tex.) [us 66] -- section a. kansas line to tulsa -- section b. tulsa to oklahoma city -- section c. oklahoma city to texas line -- Tour 1A. sapulpa-cushing-langston-guthrie [state 33] -- Tour 2. (fort smith, ark.)-gore-muskogee-tulsa-enid-alva-guymon-boise city-(clayton, n.m.) [us 64] -- section a. arkansas line to tulsa -- section b. tulsa to enid -- section c. enid to new mexico line -- Tour 2A. keystone-oilton-yale-stillwater [state 51] -- Tour 3. (fayetteville, ark.)-muskogee-oklahoma city-chickasha-anadarko-hollis-(childress, tex.) [us 62] -- section a. arkansas line to oklahoma city -- section b. oklahoma city to texas line -- Tour 3A. junction us 62-fort sill-junction us 62 [fort sill blvd.] -- Tour 3B. junction us 62-medicine park-wichita mountains wildlife refuge-indiahoma [state 49, meers highway, scenic highway] -- Tour 4. (seneca, mo.)-bartlesville-ponca city-enid-(canadian, tex.) [us 60] -- section a. missouri line to bartlesville -- section b. bartlesville to enid -- section c. enid to texas line -- Tour 5. arkansas line-wilburton-mcalester-seminole-oklahoma city-watonga-woodward-beaver city-kansas line [us 270] -- section a. arkansas line to mcalester -- section b. mcalester to oklahoma city -- section c. oklahoma city to kansas line -- Tour 6. (de queen, ark.)-hugo-durant-ardmore-waurika-(vernon, tex.) [us 70] -- Tour 7. (fort smith, ark.)-poteau-talihina-antlers-hugo-(paris, tex.) [us 271] -- Tour 8. (columbus, kan.)-vinita-muskogee-mcalester-atoka-durant-(denison, tex.) [us 69] -- section a. kansas line to muskogee -- section b. muskogee to texas line -- Tour 9. (independence, kan.)-bartlesville-tulsa-okmulgee-calvin-atoka [us 75] -- Tour 9A. (coffeyville, kan.)-collinsville-tulsa [us 169] -- Tour 10. (arkansas city, kan.)-ponca city-oklahoma city-ardmore-(gainesville, tex.) [us 77] -- section a. kansas line to oklahoma city -- section b. oklahoma city to texas line -- Tour 10A. davis-sulphur-platt national park-junction us 70 [state 7, state 18, perimeter blvd.] -- Tour 11. (caldwell, kan.)-enid-el reno-chickasha-duncan-(ringgold, tex.) [us 81] -- Tour 12. (ashland, kan.)-woodward-seiling-frederick-(vernon, tex.) [us 183] -- Tour 13. (englewood, kan.)-shattock-arnett-sayre-mangum-altus-(vernon, tex.) [us 283] -- Tour 14. (sedan, kan.)-hominy-drumright-ada-tishomingo-kingston [state 99] -- Tour 15. junction us 60-66-69-grove-jay-westville-sallisaw-heavener-(mena, ark.) [us 59] -- Tour 15A. junction us 59-big cedar-bethel-broken bow-junction us 70- [state 103, unnumbered road, state 21] -- Tour 16. lake francis dam (watts)-tahlequah-barber-tenkiller lake [illinois river] -- Part IV. Appendices

Subject:

Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Description & travel Guide-books.
Oklahoma Guidebooks.
Oklahoma Guides.

Form/genre:

Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Ruth, Kent, compiler.
Peek, J. Eldon.
Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oklahoma.
American guide series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 35855
Call No.: ID:88-B7095
Status: Available