Dacoma, Oklahoma, USA Stories from the West |
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| Author:
| Kardatzke, Nyle |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7328222-4-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2022 |
| Publisher: | Nyle Kardatzke
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Dacoma is a tiny town in northwestern Oklahoma. At the 2010 census, only 107 souls were found living there. For those who know and love the town, its people, and its past, Dacoma is still a travel destination.When the Cherokee Outlet was opened to homesteaders in the great Land Run of 1893, Wilbert Bruner and his wife Eliza lived in Kansas with two very young sons. Avoiding the mayhem of the land rush, Wilbert staked a claim in the Cherokee Outlet in spring 1894. He slept on the ground...
More DescriptionDacoma is a tiny town in northwestern Oklahoma. At the 2010 census, only 107 souls were found living there. For those who know and love the town, its people, and its past, Dacoma is still a travel destination.When the Cherokee Outlet was opened to homesteaders in the great Land Run of 1893, Wilbert Bruner and his wife Eliza lived in Kansas with two very young sons. Avoiding the mayhem of the land rush, Wilbert staked a claim in the Cherokee Outlet in spring 1894. He slept on the ground and lived alone in a crude sod house until he could build a small frame house for his wife and sons. The book includes stories of the extended family's 250-year migration across America to Oklahoma, stories adventure, success, poverty, heartbreak, and joy.