Great care and pride have been taken throughout each stage of development for Oklahoma: Land of Contrasts. The textbook is written in an interesting narrative style, richly illustrated, and meets ALL of the state’s standards. All books in the My State History series are arranged in chapters and sections with core skills emphasized in every chapter. Readers will find the textbook is filled with images that create interest and teach. There are also exercises and activities included in the book that are designed to further engage students.
Reading age: Middle School students
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Celebrate Oklahoma!
- Section 1: Kaleidoscope of Events
- Section 2: Museums and Historic Sites
- Section 3: Ethnic Groups
Chapter 2: Where in the World is Oklahoma?
- Section 1: What is Geography?
- Section 2: Geography Regions
- Section 3: Oklahoma's Natural Resources
- Section 4: Oklahoma's Climate
Chapter 3: Early Cultures in Our Land
- Section 1: The Earliest People
- Section 2: Historic Indian Cultures
Chapter 4: European Quest for New Land
- Section 1: Early European Explorers
- Section 2: European-Indian Contact
Chapter 5: Oklahoma in Early America
- Section 1: Colonial America
- Section 2: the Louisiana Purchase
Chapter 6: A Clash of Cultures
- Section 1: Treaties
- Section 2: Trail of Tears
Chapter 7: New Land, New Beginnings
- Section 1: Forts
- Section 2: Adapting to Indian Territory
Chapter 8: Opening the West
- Section 1: Westward Movement
- Section 2: Crossing the Territory
Chapter 9: The Civil War in the Indian Territory
- Section 1: Divided Loyalties
- Section 2: Indian Territory Joins the Confederacy
Chapter 10: Trouble on the Plains
- Section 1: From Destruction to Reconstruction
- Section 2: War on the Plains
Chapter 11: Rebuilding Indian Territory
- Section 1: The Five Nations Start Over
- Section 2: Rebuilding the Economy
- Section 3: Law and Disorder
Chapter 12: Boomers, Sooners, and Oklahoma Territory
- Section 1: Dissolving a Way of Life
- Section 2: Oklahoma Territory
Chapter 13: Creating the 46th State
- Section 1: Growth in the Territories
- Section 2: Statehood
Chapter 14: Growing Pains
- Section 1: Politics
- Section 2: Industry and Progress
- Section 3: World War I
Chapter 15: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
- Section 1: The Roaring Twenties
- Section 2: The Great Depression
Chapter 16: War and Baby Boomers
- Section 1: World War II
- Section 2: Social Change
- Section 3: The Post War Period
Chapter 17: Politics, Protest and Social Change
- Section 1: War and Politics
- Section 2: State Affairs in the 1970s
Chapter 18: Oklahoma Round Up
- Section 1: The 1980s
- Section 2: The 1990s
- Section 3: Contemporary Oklahoma
- Section 4: Oklahoma's People
Chapter 19: Oklahoma Government
- Section 1: State Government
- Section 2: Local Government
Appendices
Atlas of Oklahoma
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Bonnie McDonald grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from Mountain View High School. She earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology and journalism from South-western Oklahoma State University. She had the opportunity to meet many Oklahomans while working as a newspaper reporter and photographer at Woodward and later at Lawton.
As a writer, editor and photographer in the Communications Section of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Bonnie travelled throughout the state gathering information for stories about education. After earning a master's degree in community college education and journalism from the University of Central Oklahoma, she has worked on various freelance projects.
