Dreams of a Black Oklahoma: On the Trail of the Forgotten Okies of Alberta
At some point during Coach McBride’s four week long excursion into Oklahoma History, I figured out I could sleep on
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South by Midwest: Or, Where is Oklahoma?
I'm not much of a Facebook person. Most of the time, I passively scroll through status updates while avoiding doing
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Letter from South America
My wife was running out of makeup. “You should wait and get it in Buenos Aires,” I told her. “It’s the Paris
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Continuous Present
“Not much is not enough.” -Bruce Goff Long before I found myself down the Bruce Goff rabbit hole, I lived in a
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Where the Buffalo Drift
Maybe it was a gimmick, but I’d prefer to call it an experiment in semi-urban psychogeography: Walk as far as
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Backwards Christian Soldier
Shortly after World War II, Billy James Hargis came barreling down from the Arkansas hills—all 6 foot 6 inches and
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Confessions of a Designated Hitter
At first glance, the photos appear to tell the whole story. Here is Drake halfback/quarterback Johnny Bright,the first
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Our Man in Colonia
The quandary began at check-in. The lady at the ticket counter was convinced Puerto Rico was a different country and I
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A Reading of Russell Cobb’s “Where the Buffalo Drift”
Hear it first. Subscribe to This Land Radio in iTunes. Russell Cobb drifts toward downtown Tulsa, and the
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Locker Room Confidential
Rob and I watched the scrimmage from the sidelines, helmets off. We weren’t getting any playing time, so why bother
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Among the Tribe of the Wannabes
Let’s take a voyage to a not-so-distant land and visit a strange tribe. Or maybe not so strange. In fact, you may
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Shalom, Ardmore
I went down to Ardmore looking for the last Jews in a town that could—if it were so inclined—lay claim to the title
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Brave New Park
It’s one of those steam baths of a late August night. Cicadas are revving up their engines in the post oaks and
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Tulsa’s Forgotten Creek Heritage
Excerpted from The Great Oklahoma Swindle: Race, Religion, and Lies in America’s Weirdest State by Russel Cobb by
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