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THE THUNDERING PRAIRIE (Weekly Reader Children's Book Club)
THE THUNDERING PRAIRIE - Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Author:M. A. HANCOCK On Sept. 16, 1890, more than six million Oklahoma acres were settled within the space of a few hours. The Cherokee Strip Land Run, encompassing an area of about 150 miles east and west by 58 miles north and south, has been termed "the greatest horse race in history." — [Many]...left eyewitness accounts of what happened to them on that memorable,... more » dramatic day.
This book is based on the recollections of the boomers who lived it.« less