By Bob Burke and Aimee Robb Harlow -- $39.95

The Beaux Arts Society was born from the need to sustain the Oklahoma Art Center, known today as the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Although prominent families and art enthusiasts made possible the purchase of art and provided funds to attract...

By Max Nichols and Bob Burke -- $28.95

The compelling story of the Cameron Family and the Cameron Group of companies began in a small Oklahoma town. After decades of selling insurance for other companies, the father-son duo of C. W. and C. B. Cameron took a risk and formed their own...

By Peter G. Pierce -- $34.95

The Sooner State League operated for 11 seasons between 1947 and 1957. More than 3,000 players mounted the bottom rung baseball’s ladder leading to the dream-come-true of playing in “the show.” More than just a sports book, in 14 chapters with more than 300...

By Dr. Sidney Carter -- $19.95

Broken Bow’s Black Communities and Dunbar High School chronicles Broken Bow’s early history and incorporation as a city. Early history, family life, leisure time, the black communities, and their citizens are characterized. Black churches, Dunbar School,...

By Peter G. Pierce -- $14.95 (Paperback)

Ada has a short but rich history in professional baseball. While only a handful of the hundreds of players who wore the Herefords’ flannels ever appeared in a Major League game, they left a fascinating human and social legacy and impact on Ada....

By Bob Burke -- $34.95

Baptist Hospital was a dream for Oklahoma Baptists for many years before it opened on Easter Sunday in 1959. It was the first medical facility located outside Oklahoma City’s downtown area. Built on a hill that is the highest geographical point in the capital city,...

By Jerry Isbell and Bob Burke -- $24.95

Old Hochatown. Once a sleepy Choctaw Indian village, it became an isolate haven for white settlers in the 20th century. Nearby on the Mountain Fork River, Beavers Bend State Park was built by a government make-work program during the Great Depression...

By Ronnye Perry Sharp and Bob Burke -- $29.95

Wade Christensen is Oklahoma’s first First Gentleman. When he and his wife, Governor Mary Fallin, occupied the governor’s mansion in January, 2011, Wade brought the legacy of generations of Oklahoma heritage to his new position. He grew up in...

By C. Renzi Stone and Bob Burke -- $12.95 (Paperback)

Oklahoma’s impact on the art and science of coaching basketball is great. Oklahoma coaches have not only produced winning teams, they have literally influenced the way the game is played around the world. Pioneers such as Henry Iba and...

By John Forrester Hicks -- $29.95

This book tells the story of the birth and development of a law school against the backdrop of the “oil capital of the world”—Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a study of how an educational institution has evolved. Starting as a small, independent school serving...

By Karen Anson -- $29.95

An incredible tale that began with a visit from God in a Jerusalem hotel room spins to its conclusion in a small economy-stricken town half a world away. The man, Melvin Moran, moved by his after-death experience, made a promise that he still tries to keep 30 years...

By Bob L. Blackburn -- $29.95

In 1964, with little money to invest and a growing family to support, Tom and Judy Love opened their first store in an old service station in Watonga, Oklahoma. It offered few frills other than “the cheapest gas in town.” Fifty years later, Love’s Travel...

By Bob L. Blackburn -- $29.95

In 1964, with little money to invest and a growing family to support, Tom and Judy Love opened their first store in an old service station in Watonga, Oklahoma. It offered few frills other than “the cheapest gas in town.” Fifty-five years later, Love’s Travel...

By Robert Allen and Mike Gundy -- $26.95

On the day that two of Oklahoma State University’s most promising athletes announced they would be delaying their entrance into the NFL and return to OSU for one final season, the seed was planted for More Than A Championship: The 2011 Oklahoma...

By Jim Priest and Bob Burke -- $24.95

Goodwill Industries was founded in 1902 in Boston, Massachusetts, by Methodist minister and social innovator Edgar J. Helms. In 1935, Oklahoma City publisher E. K. Gaylord heard about the success of Goodwill branches to enhance people’s dignity and...

By Bob Burke -- $14.95

Oklahomans under the age of 65 cannot remember a time when “Oklahoma”, the title song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hit, was not the official state song. However, before 1953, Oklahoma had both an unofficial and an official state anthem.

Today,...

By Larry A. Lewis -- $29.95

Numerous books discuss World War II’s political and military leaders and the war’s momentous air, land, and sea conflicts. No one doubts the significant impact of those events on the home front. Although this book broadly reviews those conflicts, the focus...

By Bob Burke -- $39.95

The Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club always has been a focal point of the community and a home to its leaders. The untold stories of how our members shaped the future of our state from within the walls of our Club may have to be left to the imagination, but be...

By Bob Johnson and Kari Watkins -- $39.95

The story within these pages is of an unexpected journey that began at 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995 when a massive bomb ripped apart the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, took 168 innocent lives, including 19 children, and changed...

By Lee Peoples and Bob Burke -- $28.95

For many decades, Oklahoma City School of Law has served as the capital city’s law school and its alumni is a “who’s who” in Oklahoma’s history. Within the last decade, the School of Law has played a vital role in helping Oklahoma City reach its full...

By Bob Burke -- $34.95

The Oklahoma Health Center is the unique epicenter of amazing, quality-of-life-changing progress in health care, research, medical education, technology, and community service. On 300 acres south the State Capitol in Oklahoma City, more than $3 billion in capital...

By Berry Tramel and Bob Burke -- $14.95

Oklahomans have always excelled in sports competition. The high level of achievement began with Jim Thorpe’s domination of the world sports stage at the 1912 Olympic Games. He was called “the greatest athlete in the world.” The excellence...

Edited by Joe Hight -- $39.95

The story of Oklahoma, the nation, and the world has been chronicled through the decades by men and women of diverse backgrounds and interests whose devotion to spreading the word has been recognized by the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.

In Our...

By Bob Burke and Gini Moore Campbell -- $26.95

For more than 100 years the Oklahoma State Fair has been providing something for every visitor that passes through its gates. While some head to the Midway for the ride of a lifetime or to Food Row for an Indian Taco, others explore the newest...

By Jo Ann Kessel -- $ 19.95

This is the story of how two half-breed Cheyenne, descended from English (Bent) and French (Guerrier) ancestry, survived the bloodiest massacre in the history of the government’s Indian wars. The Bent-Guerrier union produced a woman their equal in drive,...

By Jane Jayroe -- $22.95

Throughout history, God has used stories of ordinary and extraordinary people to show His power and purpose. From Abraham and Moses to Mary and the woman at the well, we have learned how faith fuels a life. Today is no different.

From the corners of...

By Sarah Eppler Janda -- $29.95

Cameron was one of six agricultural high schools created by the Oklahoma state legislature in 1908 and since that time the institution has gone through numerous changes. The original mission of the Cameron State School of Agriculture, set forth by the state...

By Peter G. Pierce -- $19.95 (Paperback)

Twenty-four Oklahoma cities and towns fielded teams in five leagues between 1920 and 1942. Dozens of past and future Major Leaguers toiled in the bushes of the Sooner State between the World Wars. Red Dirt Baseball–Boom and Bust tells the story of...

By Peter G. Pierce -- $19.95

Professional baseball came to the Twin Territories in 1904 with Oklahoma City, Guthrie, Enid, Chickasha, and Shawnee appearing in the Southwestern League and Ardmore, I.T. making a brief appearance in the Texas League. Twenty-eight Oklahoma cities and towns...

By Peter G. Pierce -- $19.95 (Paperback)

Fifteen Oklahoma cities and towns fielded teams in four leagues between 1946 and 1961. Dozens of past and future Major Leaguers toiled in the bushes of the Sooner State after World War II. Red Dirt Baseball: The Post-War Years tells the story of...

By Bob Burke and Max Moss, Jr. -- $29.95

The Oklahoma National Guard has a magnificent history, from sacrifices on foreign battlefields to helping Oklahoma neighbors in the aftermath of destructive tornadoes and flooding. But after Hurricane Katrina and massive flooding from breached...

By Jon Hersley, Larry Tongate, and Bob Burke -- $14.95 (Paperback)

The world was stunned on April 19, 1995 by the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 men, women, and children. In the aftermath of this horrific act, Americans did not want to...

By Larry Lewis -- $34.95

During the spring of 1910, as President Theodore Roosevelt was returning home from his travels through Africa and Europe, two brothers—one 10 and the other 6—left their Frederick, Oklahoma, homestead by horse to ride, alone, to New York City, New York, in hopes of...

By Bob Burke and Steven W. Taylor -- $39.95

The University of Oklahoma College of Law began its inaugural semester in the fall of 1909 with Dean Julien C. Monnet, two faculty members, and a class of 47 law students. In 1914, Monnet Hall, fondly referred to as the “Law Barn,” became the...

By Bob Burke -- $19.95 (Paperback)

Oklahoma’s exciting history truly has been shaped by pen and paper. From the day in 1803 when the French passed title to the heartland of America to the young United States, Oklahoma’s future was determined by the millions of words contained in treaties...