Remembering Oklahoma by Larry Johnson

Remembering Oklahoma by Larry Johnson

Oklahoma has an excellent photographic record, largely because the history of the twin territories unfolded along the same general timeline as modern photography itself. With a selection of fine historic images from his best-selling book Historic Photos of Oklahoma, Larry Johnson provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of the state. Just as viewing a succession of school photos reveals the periods of beauty and awkwardness, innocence and maturity, and hardship and joy in a child's life, the reader of this book will see the state at its best and less than best, with glimpses in between of how we used to live, work, and play in the forty-sixth state of the Union. Remembering Oklahoma is not an illustrated history of Oklahoma, nor is it an attempt at a visual chronology of the state. Rather, the photographs included here tell the story of this diverse group of people called Oklahomans as witnessed in their faces, the homes they cherished, and the streets they traveled.

Larry Johnson holds a degree in history from Southern Nazarene University, a library degree from the University of Oklahoma, and a cherished certificate in Nuclear Disaster Preparedness from FEMA. He is a reference librarian for Oklahoma City’s Metropolitan Library System, for which he maintains the Oklahoma Room and the Oklahoma Images database. He is a frequent contributor to Info magazine and has written Historic Photos of Oklahoma City, Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman, and Historic Photos of Outlaws of the Old West, all available from Turner Publishing. He lives with his wife in Oklahoma City, where they share their home with a Jack Russell terrier named Mojo and a poodle named Cheez Whiz.

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ISBN 13	9781683368632
ISBN 10	1683368630
Title	Remembering Oklahoma
Author	Larry Johnson
Series	Remembering
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Turner Publishing Company
Year published	2010-12-09
Number of pages	146
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.