The Cherokee Strip: Its History & Grand Opening

The opening of the Cherokee Outlet, popularly known as the Cherokee Strip, on September 16, 1893 was one of the great spectacles of American history. Relive the excitement in this outstanding volume by D. Earl Newsom, which includes: * 160 historical and present-day photographs * history of the Cherokee Nation and development of the Outlet * close looks at the Cherokee Strip towns of Alva, Blackwell, Enid, Newkirk, Perry, Ponca City, and Woodward * history of the famous 101 Ranch * a look at the present and future, as well as the history of the Strip * eyewitness accounts of the run from a diary of one landseeker