A Boyhood in the Dust Bowl, 1926-1934 |
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| Author:
| Rutland, Robert Allen |
| Foreword by:
| Harris, Fred L. |
| Introduction by:
| Hillerman, Tony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-9073-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $28.60 |
Book Description:
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Okemah, Oklahoma, where Woody Guthrie once lived and wrote songs, was fighting for its existence in the late 1920s and early 1930s as the oil boom ended, cotton fell to ten cents a pound, and Prohibition was in force. Yet this grim scenario frames Robert Rutland's colorful remembrance of a youth filled with adventure, characters, curiosity, and love. Here is the true story of a little boy who found life full of excitement, wonder, and joy in a small town on the southern plains....
More DescriptionOkemah, Oklahoma, where Woody Guthrie once lived and wrote songs, was fighting for its existence in the late 1920s and early 1930s as the oil boom ended, cotton fell to ten cents a pound, and Prohibition was in force. Yet this grim scenario frames Robert Rutland's colorful remembrance of a youth filled with adventure, characters, curiosity, and love. Here is the true story of a little boy who found life full of excitement, wonder, and joy in a small town on the southern plains.