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In Beyond the Frontier, Stan Hoig chronicles early explorations of Oklahoma. Focusing on expeditions during the first part of the nineteenth century, Hoig provides a useful history of the region during the period of its first discovery by the outside world. After describing what we know of Native life before the arrival of Europeans, Hoig recounts in vivid detail each successive intrusion, drawing on a wide variety of sources - diaries, memoirs, letters, official documents - to bring these experiences to life. Writing of individuals famous & forgotten who braved an unknown world & provided lasting records of the land & its peoples, Hoig includes details of Indian & frontier life often overlooked in scholarly studies. Further enhancing the narrative is an ample selection of illustrations, including photographs, drawings, & detailed maps showing exploration routes. A supplement to broader histories, Beyond the Frontier is written in a straightforward, engaging style accessible to all interested readers. The first book to synthesize accounts of explorations within the region, Hoig's narrative offers valuable insight into Oklahoma's - & western America's - colorful past. STAN HOIG is professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Central Oklahoma. He is the author of numerous books on Oklahoma & the American West, including The Peace Chiefs of the Cheyennes, The Sand Creek Massacre, & Tribal Wars of Southern Plains, all published by the University of Oklahoma Press. A synthesis of pre-Civil War explorations of the unknown & mysterious Indian Territory.
| ISBN-13 | 9780806130460 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0806130466 |
| Weight | 1.25 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 1.00 x 8.75 In |
| List Price | $34.95 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 352 pages |
| Publisher | Univ of Oklahoma Pr |
| Published On | 1998-01-01 |
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