Description: The Observer, Letters from Oklahoma Territory, Oklahoma, Voices of History, Pape R.H. Wessel was the owner, editor, and publisher of the Frederick Enterprise / Frederick Press, and a leading citizen from the day he first came to Frederick, Oklahoma, in 1902 until his death in 1956. He is best known for his column "The Observer," for which this book is titled. He left behind a considerable legacy of his adventurous life through letters, photographs, documents, and historic files. His experiences in Lawton during the 1901 Land Lottery and the following homestead years in Frederick are covered in this book.As a newspaperman, with a love for telling a story, his letters are an incredible documentation of life on the Oklahoma frontier, as well as his love story by mail with Margaret Scow, the bride he brought to Oklahoma after "proving up" on his homestead and obtaining his own newspaper.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738520155
Book Title: Observer: Letters from Oklahoma Territory
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2002
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 10.5 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Kenneth J. Peek
Book Series: Voices of America Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
