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Picher Oklahoma
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Author : Todd Stewart
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-04-19
Picher Oklahoma written by Todd Stewart and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-19 with History categories.
On May 10, 2008, a tornado struck the northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher, destroying more than one hundred homes and killing six people. It was the final blow to a onetime boomtown already staggering under the weight of its history. The lead and zinc mining that had given birth to the town had also proven its undoing, earning Picher in 2006 the distinction of being the nation’s most toxic Superfund site. Recounting the town’s dissolution and documenting its remaining traces, Picher, Oklahoma tells the story of an unfolding ghost town. With shades of Picher’s past lives lingering at every intersection, memories of its proud history and sad decline inhere in the relics, artifacts, personal treasures, and broken structures abandoned in disaster’s wake. In Todd Stewart’s haunting photographs, faded snapshots and letters, well-worn garments, and books and toys give harrowing and elegiac testimony of constancy and dislocation. Empty buildings and bared foundations stand in silent witness to the homes, schools, churches, and businesses that once defined life in Picher. As these photographs and Alison Fields’s accompanying essays explore the otherworldly town teetering over massive sinkholes, they reveal how memory, embedded in everyday objects, can be dislocated and reframed through both chronic and acute instances of environmental trauma. Though hardly known outside the Three Corners Region of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, the fate of Picher echoes well beyond its borders. Picher, Oklahoma reflects the broader intersections of memory, time, material objects, and changing environments, demanding our attention even as it resists easy interpretation.
Abandoned Picher Oklahoma
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Author : Regina Daniel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Abandoned Picher Oklahoma written by Regina Daniel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
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Ghost Towns Of Oklahoma
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Author : John Wesley Morris
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1977
Ghost Towns Of Oklahoma written by John Wesley Morris and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
Lists 130 ghost towns in alphabetical order and includes descriptions of each.
Tar Creek
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Author : Larry G. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Release Date : 2009-03
Tar Creek written by Larry G. Johnson and has been published by Tate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03 with History categories.
A small tribe of Indians, the Quapaws, survived civilization. A group of criminals, the likes of Bonnie and Clyde, found refuge. The wealth that poured from the ground created some of the richest Indians in the World. And Mickey Mantle got his start as a lead and zinc miner. All these events, and more, took place in or around a small community known as Picher, Oklahoma. And from the early part of the twentieth century, that community was nearly hidden under millions of tons of chat waste piles. Join author Larry Johnson on an exciting adventure starting with the origin of the Native American tribes, leading up to the horrific environmental hazards and final destruction of this town in the May 2008 tornadoes. Tar Creek effectively spins the true tale of the Quapaw Indians, the world's greatest discovery of lead and zinc, and the making of the oldest and largest environmental Superfund site in America. Organically encompassed in this tale are the first footsteps of the American Indian in the Western Hemisphere, the founding of the United States, and the transition of Indian Territories into statehood. Tar Creek is an hourglass with the discovery of lead and zinc at Picher as the skinny neck through which all of the interconnected acts and events preceding the discovery are slowly moving, resulting in the repercussions ninety years later. You'll be engaged and awed as you learn the real story on the journey to Tar Creek.
Congressional Record
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Law categories.
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Hard Rock Legacy
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Author : Lynda Ramsey Martinez
language : en
Publisher: Lynda Ramsey Martinez
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Hard Rock Legacy written by Lynda Ramsey Martinez and has been published by Lynda Ramsey Martinez this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Picher (Okla.) categories.
Hard As The Rock Itself
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Author : David Robertson
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2011-05-18
Hard As The Rock Itself written by David Robertson and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with History categories.
The first intensive analysis of sense of place in American mining towns, Hard as the Rock Itself: Place and Identity in the American Mining Town provides rare insight into the struggles and rewards of life in these communities. David Robertson contends that these communities - often characterized in scholarly and literary works as derelict, as sources of debasing moral influence, and as scenes of environmental decay - have a strong and enduring sense of place and have even embraced some of the signs of so-called dereliction. Robertson documents the history of Toluca, Illinois; Cokedale, Colorado; and Picher, Oklahoma, from the mineral discovery phase through mine closure, telling for the first time how these century-old mining towns have survived and how sense of place has played a vital role. Acknowledging the hardships that mining's social, environmental, and economic legacies have created for current residents, Robertson argues that the industry's influences also have contributed to the creation of strong, cohesive communities in which residents have always identified with the severe landscape and challenging, but rewarding way of life. Robertson contends that the tough, unpretentious appearance of mining landscapes mirrors qualities that residents value in themselves, confirming that a strong sense of place in mining regions, as elsewhere, is not necessarily wedded to an attractive aesthetic or even to a thriving economy.
Hard Rock Mining Injuries Of Picher Oklahoma Area And The Tri State District
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Author : Shirley J. Mahurin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Hard Rock Mining Injuries Of Picher Oklahoma Area And The Tri State District written by Shirley J. Mahurin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Mine accidents categories.
Discovering The Family I Never Knew
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Author : Lee Brand
language : en
Publisher: Lee Brand
Release Date : 2022-10-11
Discovering The Family I Never Knew written by Lee Brand and has been published by Lee Brand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is a fictional story inspired by real people and real events. Take an exciting journey with Jeffrey Madison and his exploration into his family history and the dramatic and unexpected outcome. In 1964, Jeffrey lost his father Jack Madison in a tragic airplane crash when he was only 15 years old. Years later, a chance visit to Butte Montana raised questions about his father and his grandfather Arthur Madison and kindled an obsessive drive to uncover the truth about their lives. This story was a revelation about the family history he never knew. His father grew up in the Great Depression and was a lonely, troubled child with an alcoholic mother and a distant father. For nearly 24 years, his grandfather worked in the dangerous lead and copper mines in Oklahoma and Montana. He was able to overcome adversity and re-make himself. The story reveals the powerful connection between generations in a family and its significant influence on our own lives. It is a parable on the enduring value of family and friendships.
Policies Programs And Activities Of The Department Of The Interior
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Policies Programs And Activities Of The Department Of The Interior written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with categories.
Committee Serial No. 1.