Author: Jerome A. Greene
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806179996
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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An evenhanded account of a tragic clash of cultures On November 27, 1868, the U.S. Seventh Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer attacked a Southern Cheyenne village along the Washita River in present-day western Oklahoma. The subsequent U.S. victory signaled the end of the Cheyennes’ traditional way of life and resulted in the death of Black Kettle, their most prominent peace chief. In this remarkably balanced history, Jerome A. Greene describes the causes, conduct, and consequences of the event even as he addresses the multiple controversies surrounding the conflict. As Greene explains, the engagement brought both praise and condemnation for Custer and carried long-range implications for his stunning defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn eight years later.
Author: Richard G. Hardorff
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137599
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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"In this documentary history, Richard G. Hardorff presents a broad range of views of the Washita battle. Eyewitnesses to the destruction of the Southern Cheyenne village included soldiers, officers, tribal members, Indian and white scouts, and government officials. Many of these witnesses recorded their memories of the event. With Washita Memories, Hardorff has collected these surviving documents into a one-of-a-kind primary resource.".
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Author: Wayne Boothe
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738551517
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Created from part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Indian reservation, 1,008 square miles of rich agricultural land became home to over 5,000 homesteaders with a run at high noon on April 19, 1892. The county has a rich heritage as about 55 communities and over 100 school districts were established during the first 10 years. As Oklahoma was a territory at the time, only Congress could establish a county seat, and it named Cloud Chief, with a population of about 20 or 30, as the county seat. According to history, Cloud Chief, located in the southeast corner of the county, had several businesses established by midafternoon and a population of over 3,000 that first night. In 1900, the people of Washita County, by a vote of 1,349 in favor to 282 in opposition, illegally moved the courthouse under gunfire to Cordell, which was located in the exact center of the county. Today Washita County has 44 ghost towns, which had a post office or a community store that no longer exist.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation
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Category : Reclamation of land
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Considers legislation authorizing Interior Dept to construct and maintain the Washita River Reclamation project in Oklahoma.
Author: John M. Sharp Jr.
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813712157
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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"One of the world's great karstic aquifer systems, the Edwards aquifer system supplies water for more than 2 million people and for agricultural, municipal, industrial, and recreational uses. This volume reviews the current state of knowledge, current and emerging challenges to wise use of the aquifer system, and some technologies that must be adopted to address these challenges"--
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
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Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Author: Southern Plains Watershed Research Center
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Category : Watersheds
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Author: Paul B. Allen
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Category : Sediment transport
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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