{"product_id":"american-outback-the-oklahoma-panhandle-in-the-twentieth-century-hardcover","title":"American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Lowitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo settle and remain in the American Outback, the unforgiving land of the Oklahoma Panhandle, was an achievement. Prosperity and risk were present in equal measure. Comprising land that Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico did not want, and that Texas, after entering the Union as a slave state, could not have, the Oklahoma Panhandle was dubbed \"No Man's Land.\" This geographical anomaly, 165 miles long and only 35 miles wide, belonged to no one and, before statehood, served as a haven for desperadoes and villains. Only with the creation of the Oklahoma Territory in 1890 was the area finally claimed by a government entity. The history of the Oklahoma Panhandle is an integral part of the history of the Great Plains. In the 1930s the Panhandle attracted attention as the heart of the Dust Bowl. Later the area became a world leader in the production of natural gas, and in the 1990s corporate mega hog farms moved in, creating a new set of challenges. As the twenty-first century unfolds, despite concerns about water, pollution, and population growth, the Panhandle remains the most prosperous part of the state, with wheat, meat, and energy as the largest contributors to its economy. \"A sweeping survey of the Panhandle's ups and downs . . . . a new chapter in the history of a little known geographical anomaly\" --Kansas History \"A carefully researched and readable book that will tell even well-informed Oklahomans something they didn't know about one of the most fascinating parts of the state\" --Norman Transcript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Lowitt is professor emeritus of history at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of many works on twentieth-century American history, including One Third of a Nation: Lorena Hickock Reports on the Great Depression (co-edited with Maurine Beasley).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.28 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755478737229,"sku":"9780896725584","price":33.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/hUldRoDzjj9780896725584.webp?v=1776719034","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/american-outback-the-oklahoma-panhandle-in-the-twentieth-century-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}