Tulsa Christmas Parade

Author : Jessica Gullo
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467127653

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Tulsa Christmas Parade by Jessica Gullo Pdf

Since 1926, the Tulsa Christmas Parade has entertained thousands of children and adults year after year as it winds through the historic streets of downtown Tulsa. In its early days, when Tulsa was a new town booming with rapid growth from the recent discovery of oil, the Christmas parade quickly became an annual tradition that has continued to be a favorite event for the past 90 years. Throughout part of its history, the parade has been held at night, and Tulsa and the surrounding communities have come together to put on elaborate, twinkling displays--full of sparkling lights--including floats, marching bands, and large balloons, culminating each year with the guest of honor, Santa himself, making a special trip from the North Pole all the way to Tulsa, Oklahoma. This book explores the grandeur and excitement of Tulsa Christmas Parade's history against the backdrop of one of the largest collections of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Author : Jerry Newcombe
Publisher : Creators Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 101-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945630385

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The Unstoppable Jesus Christ by Jerry Newcombe Pdf

Author : Steve Clem, Maggie Brown, and the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467106856

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Tulsa Movie Theaters by Steve Clem, Maggie Brown, and the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum Pdf

Going to the movies has always been special. Tulsa's first theater opened in 1906 with a lineup of silent reels and live vaudeville entertainment. During the next two decades, dozens of movie houses opened downtown, including the Big Four: the Ritz, Orpheum, Majestic, and Rialto. As Tulsa grew, neighborhood theaters, including the Brook, Delman, and Will Rogers, became favorites. Drive-in theaters soon followed around the city boundaries. In 1965, Tulsa's first multiplex--the Boman Twin--opened. Tulsans experienced blockbuster films at these theaters with multiple screens and increasingly smaller auditoriums. Tulsa also hosted star-studded movie premieres. Among them were The Outsiders and the 1949 premiere of Tulsa, featuring the biggest parade and crowd in Tulsa's history. Perhaps the most well-known theater--the Dreamland on Black Wall Street--was destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Although it was rebuilt, images of the Dreamland in ruins are iconic.

Author : Teresa Jordan
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781619025882

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The Year of Living Virtuously by Teresa Jordan Pdf

Benjamin Franklin was in his early twenties when he embarked on a "bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection," intending to master the virtues of temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. He soon gave up on perfection but continued to believe that these virtues, coupled with a generous heart and a bemused acceptance of human frailty, laid the foundation for not only a good life but also a workable society. Writer and visual artist Teresa Jordan wondered if Franklin's perhaps antiquated notions of virtue might offer guidance to a nation increasingly divided by angry righteousness. She decided to try to live his list for a year, focusing on each virtue for a week at a time and taking weekends off to attend to the seven deadly sins. The journal she kept became this collection of beautifully illustrated essays, weaving personal anecdotes with the views of theologians, philosophers, ethicists, evolutionary biologists, and a whole range of scholars and scientists within the emerging field of consciousness studies. Teresa Jordan offers a wry and intimate journey into a year in midlife devoted to the challenge of trying to live authentically.

Author : John Wooley
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806184074

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Shot in Oklahoma by John Wooley Pdf

When inventor and movie studio pioneer Thomas Edison wanted to capture western magic on film in 1904, where did he send his crew? To Oklahoma's 101 Ranch near Ponca City. And when Francis Ford Coppola readied young actors Tom Cruise and Matt Dillon to portray teen class strife in the 1983 movie The Outsiders, he took cast and crew to Tulsa, the setting of S. E. Hinton's acclaimed novel. From Edison to Coppola and beyond, Oklahoma has served as both backdrop and home base for cinematic productions. The only book to chronicle the history of made-in-Oklahoma films, John Wooley's Shot in Oklahoma explores the variety, spunk, and ingenuity of moviemaking in the Sooner State over more than a century. Wooley's trek through cinematic history, buttressed by meticulous research and interviews, hits the big films readers have heard of—but maybe didn't realize were shot in the state—along with lesser-known offerings. We also get the films' intriguing backstories. For instance, President Theodore Roosevelt's fascination with a man purportedly able to catch a wolf in his hands led to The Wolf Hunt, shot in the Wichita Mountains and screened in the White House in 1909. Over time, homegrown movies such as Where the Red Fern Grows (1974, 2003) have given way to feature films including The Outsiders and Rain Man (1988). Throughout this tale, Wooley draws attention to unsung aspects of state and cinematic history, including early all-black movies lensed in Oklahoma's African American towns and films starring American Indian leads. With a nod to more recent Hollywood productions such as Twister (1996) and Elizabethtown (2005), Wooley ultimately explores how a low-budget slasher movie created in Oklahoma in the 1980s transformed the movie business worldwide. Punctuated with photographs and including a filmography of more than one hundred productions filmed in the state, Shot in Oklahoma offers movie lovers and historians alike an engaging ride through untold cinematic history.

Author : Bill Burchardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Oklahoma
ISBN : UCLA:31158004749619

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Resourceful Oklahoma by Bill Burchardt Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Oklahoma
ISBN : WISC:89066187758

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Oklahoma Today by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Elections
ISBN : NWU:35556023451180

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Directory of Oklahoma by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ronald Burt De Waal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : IND:30000042761506

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The Universal Sherlock Holmes by Ronald Burt De Waal Pdf

Author : Sarah Lowrey Taylor,Robbie Scott
Publisher : Inprint Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0964568527

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Exploring Oklahoma with Children! by Sarah Lowrey Taylor,Robbie Scott Pdf

Author : Elven Lindblad
Publisher : Elven Lindblad
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-31
Category : Music
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Tulsa Sounds by Elven Lindblad Pdf

Tulsa, Oklahoma might not be the first place one considers in the history of American music but this city in northeastern Oklahoma has a rich and diverse musical heritage that deserved to be celebrated. You'll learn how Tulsa musicians and bands influenced the worlds of rock and roll, country, jazz, blues, R&B, hip hop, rap and so much more. There is the happy toe-tapping Western Swing played by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. The blend of rock and blues and jazz and swamp-style pop championed by Leon Russell and J.J. Cale. The danceable funk of The Gap Band and the smooth R&B of that group's lead singer, Charlie Wilson. Then there are country music stars like Garth Brooks and Zach Bryan. And Tulsa being a turning point for jazz legend Count Basie. Tulsa Sounds: Contributions to American Music is a must-read for anyone that loves music and wants to learn more about the rhythm of life found in the American Heartland.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Photojournalism
ISBN : IOWA:31858029920679

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National Press Photographer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rhys A. Martin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625859105

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Lost Restaurants of Tulsa by Rhys A. Martin Pdf

"In the early twentieth century, Tulsa was the "Oil Capital of the World." The rush of roughnecks and oil barons built a culinary foundation that not only provided traditional food and diner fare but also inspired upper-class experiences and international cuisine. Tulsans could reserve a candlelit dinner at the Louisiane or cruise along the Restless Ribbon with a pit stop at Pennington s. Generations of regulars depended on family-owned establishments such as Villa Venice, The Golden Drumstick and St. Michael's Alley. Join author Rhys Martin on a gastronomic journey through time, from the Great Depression to the days of "Liquor by the Wink" and the Oil Bust of the 1980s."--Back cover.

Author : Robin Globus Veldman
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520303669

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The Gospel of Climate Skepticism by Robin Globus Veldman Pdf

Why are white evangelicals the most skeptical major religious group in America regarding climate change? Previous scholarship has pointed to cognitive factors such as conservative politics, anti-science attitudes, aversion to big government, and theology. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, The Gospel of Climate Skepticism reveals the extent to which climate skepticism and anti-environmentalism have in fact become embedded in the social world of many conservative evangelicals. Rejecting the common assumption that evangelicals’ skepticism is simply a side effect of political or theological conservatism, the book further shows that between 2006 and 2015, leaders and pundits associated with the Christian Right widely promoted skepticism as the biblical position on climate change. The Gospel of Climate Skepticism offers a compelling portrait of how during a critical period of recent history, political and religious interests intersected to prevent evangelicals from offering a unified voice in support of legislative action to address climate change.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UOM:39015029201491

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The World Book Encyclopedia by Anonim Pdf

An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.