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UNINA9910450342003321 |
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Autore |
Thorne Tanis C |
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Titolo |
The world's richest Indian [[electronic resource] ] : the scandal over Jackson Barnett's oil fortune / / Tanis C. Thorne |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-53284-X |
9786610532841 |
0-19-803677-9 |
1-4337-0023-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 292 p. ) : ill., ports |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Creek Indians |
Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc |
Indians of North America - Oklahoma - Government relations |
Baptists - Oklahoma - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2003. |
Formerly CIP. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Chronology -- Introduction -- 1 Please Pass the Injin Territory -- 2 The Making of the Incompetent Indian -- 3 Tar Baby, 1912-1920 -- 4 Anna, Adventuress of a Most Dangerous Type, 1920-1923 -- 5 Dividing the Estate, 1921-1923 -- 6 "Poor Rich Indians" and the Turning Political Tide, 1923-1925 -- 7 Battle Royal: Litigation over the Jackson Barnett Estate, 1925-1928 -- 8 Who Will Guard the Guardians? Indian Policy on Trial, 1924-1928 -- 9 Witch Hunts: The Senate Subcommittee Investigation, 1928-1929 -- 10 The Gilded Cage, 1926-1938 -- 11 The Battle of Wilshire Boulevard -- 12 Speculative and Protracted Litigation -- Epilogue: A Matter of Trust -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a biography of Jackson Barnett, who gained unexpected wealth from oil found on his property. It explores how control of his fortune |
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was contested by his guardian, the state of Oklahoma, the Baptist Church, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and an adventuress who kidnapped and married him. |
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