The world's richest Indian [[electronic resource] ] : the scandal over Jackson Barnett's oil fortune / / Tanis C. Thorne

• Autore: Thorne Tanis C
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 292 p. ) : ill., ports
• Disciplina: 976.6004/973; B
• Soggetto topico: Creek Indians; Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc; Indians of North America - Oklahoma - Government relations; Baptists - Oklahoma - History
• Note generali: Originally published: 2003.; Formerly CIP.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a biography of Jackson Barnett, who gained unexpected wealth from oil found on his property. It explores how control of his fortune 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The world's richest Indian
• ISBN: 1-280-53284-X; 9786610532841; 0-19-803677-9; 1-4337-0023-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783350503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II