Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the...

Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the...
ISBN-10
0804137331
ISBN-13
9780804137331
Series
Boom Town
Category
Social Science
Pages
427
Language
English
Published
2018
Publisher
Broadway Books
Author
Sam Anderson

Description

"A lively and introspective look into Oklahoma City, where colorful city officials business leaders, artists, and sports fans have turned an unassuming Southwestern city into a thriving metropolis with a dazzling basketball team"--

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