Business & Economics

3 products
Medicine Park
Medicine Park
$24.99 $17.49 Save 30%
Cover image for John A. Brown's, Kerr's & Halliburton's, isbn: 9781626193604
John A. Brown's, Kerr's & Halliburton's
$21.99
Woodward
Woodward
$24.99

Medicine Park

9780738577456

$24.99 $17.49 Save 30%
The historic cobblestone community of Medicine Park was founded on July 4, 1908, as Oklahoma's first planned resort. It is located in southwest Oklahoma at the entry to the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, the second most visited wildlife refuge in the country, hosting 1.5 million annual visitors. Through the political connections of founder Sen. Elmer Thomas, the resort enjoyed a great deal of early success. Tourists flocked to the area to enjoy mountains, wildlife, swimming, fishing, food, and lodging. From its founding through the 1930s, it became a getaway to relax, chum-around, gamble, and even partake in some illegal bootleg whisky. Medicine Park became known as the jewel of the Southwest. There was a spa, dance hall, bathhouse, general store, school, hydroelectric plant, and cafe, along with creek swimming and tennis courts. Following World War II, the resort was subject to economic struggles that lasted more than four decades. Today much of the resort town of 400 has been restored and revitalized, and there is renewed excitement about its future.
Medicine Park

John A. Brown's, Kerr's & Halliburton's

9781626193604

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Department stores John A. Brown's, Kerr's and Halliburton's ruled supreme in Oklahoma City. From lucky penny giveaways to defying blue laws, the three big department stores did whatever it took to entertain and entice. The stunning display windows of Kerr's downtown once lured shoppers inside, but the closing of Halliburton's in 1961 signaled the final days of downtown shopping. Adoption fairs and civil rights sit-ins at Brown's wove the store into the social fabric of the city. Authors Ajax Delvecki and Larry Johnson chronicle the stories, history and memories of the best of Oklahoma City shopping.
Cover image for John A. Brown's, Kerr's & Halliburton's, isbn: 9781626193604

Woodward

9781467105972

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The horrific 1947 Woodward tornado, the unpredictability of agriculture, and the vagaries of oil and gas--Woodward, Oklahoma, has endured its share of tragedy and triumph. Standing as tenacious as its citizens are many of the city's buildings repurposed through the decades for new generations.
Woodward