John Talks Oklahoma Land Runs & Other Sagas on Gwin Faulconer-Lippert's KTOK/iHeartRadio Sho
Enjoy this recent discussion on Gwin Faulconer-Lippert's splendid KTOK Radio/iHeartRadio program. Gwin and John explore the colorful and multiple land runs that opened much of the state to pioneer settlement.
They also converse about various other Oklahoma History topics covered in John's book The Oklahomans: The Story of Oklahoma and Its People, Vol. 1, Ancient Statehood, including the Trails of Tears, the impact of Christian missionaries on those and afterwards, the diversity of the state's settlers, Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, and famous feuds such as between Oklahoma icons Charles Colcord and Kate Barnard.