HFK
11-13-2006, 06:20 PM
Recently, and somewhat inexplicably, I've begun to develop an interest in the State that I've lived in, and generally ignored, for 20+ years. Last weekend, during a sightseeing trip to Tulsa that was driven by my new-found interest, I stopped at a Barnes and Noble to dig-up some books on Oklahoma (apparently not a particularly easy thing to do, unless one's interest is strictly limited to OU football, but that's the subject of another post). However, I did come across the latest and greatest edition (4th) of the "Historical Atlas of Oklahoma", by Goins and Goble, published by OU Press, and I was immediately impressed. The book is so up-to-date that it sports a Centennial emblem on one of the first few pages. It's very well bound, with fine quality paper, and the content is truly first-rate: the maps are excellent, and the number of topics is bewildering. I was amazed by the variety: there's literally something for everyone in this book.
I'm going to buy some as Christmas presents: it's great for any Oklahoman but, I think, perhaps especially for an Oklahoma child. A child can explore it's myriad subjects and find something that is of particular interest to him, and then use it as a springboard for further study.
This is a book that every Oklahoman can be proud of. Good job Charles Goins, Danney Goble, and OU Press.
I'm going to buy some as Christmas presents: it's great for any Oklahoman but, I think, perhaps especially for an Oklahoma child. A child can explore it's myriad subjects and find something that is of particular interest to him, and then use it as a springboard for further study.
This is a book that every Oklahoman can be proud of. Good job Charles Goins, Danney Goble, and OU Press.