Author : Kenneth J. Peek
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439630208
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Observer: Letters from Oklahoma Territory by : Kenneth J. Peek
Download or read book The Observer: Letters from Oklahoma Territory written by Kenneth J. Peek and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-09-18 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.