Download or read book The Historic Cookson Hills Dictionary written by Gary D. Courtney and published by . This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study in linguistics, lifestyle, sociology, and history of our heritage. "The Cookson Hills Dictionary" provides the reader an insight to the hard-working, God-fearing, ingenious, inventive, and adventurous pioneers, who built the foundation of the country we enjoy today. Some of the terms we use now originated during Medieval times, over 600 years ago, and the source of terms are documented, where available. Originally begun and intended as a small glossary in the back of Gary Courtney's book on the Cookson Hills history, the collection became a full-fledged book on its own, thanks to the contributions of local residents and Gary's Oklahoma roots. Historical chapters pertain to the Cookson Hills, but the dictionary itself could apply to the language and pioneer lifestyle of all early America. The Cookson Hills, on the Illinois River in northeast Oklahoma, were: The site of a large population of ancient inhabitants (over 1,000 years ago), The new home of the Cherokee Nation (1828-1839), Sam Houston's home, before he left for Texas, Levi Cookson's open range for thousands of head of cattle worked by 200 cowboys, A favorite hideout of outlaws, such as: Belle Starr, Jesse James, and the Doolin and Dalton gangs (1880's), and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd and Carl Janaway (1930's), The site of many family farms taken for Camp Gruber, during World War II, and Scene of the book and movie filming of "Where the Red Fern Grows". The rugged limestone bluffs and crystal-clear, spring-fed streams are where Gary Courtney, a born adventurer, has walked, camped, fished and hunted, ridden horseback, SCUBA dived, and explored underground in caves, since childhood. The area is now a water sports, hunting, and trail riding Mecca, Intermingled with horse and cattle ranches and farms, the Cherokee Nation, and Northeastern State University. His writings and two one-month-long museum exhibits at Northeastern State University on the Cookson Hills history and outlaw Carl Janaway, last surviving bank robber of the 1930's, have been the subjects of Gary Courtney's guest speaking engagements at local civic organizations and at the Sam Noble Museum at Oklahoma University. Inspiration for the book came from Gary's grandmother, Cleva Pauline (York) Tillman and grandfather, James Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Tillman, who pioneered the homestead cotton fields of Hollis, Oklahoma, in the 1890's, and from the many good, hard-working people he grew up with, in Cleveland, Hominy, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. In living the ethic he learned from his father, a printer in a small town newspaper, Gary has worked as many as 120 hours in one week and accomplished "impossible" projects, while in the business world. Contributions to "The Cookson Hills Dictionary" came from all walks of life and ages. People from Jimmy Houston's Outdoor Store in Keys on Lake Tenkiller, to Braum's and Lucky's Café in Tahlequah, and Tulsa, have submitted contributions. Sometimes, the submissions were written at 1:00 A.M., on an empty Marlboro carton, a brown paper sack, or an envelope, so they wouldn't chance being forgotten by morning. Sometimes, entries were written with friends, over a breakfast of biscuits and gravy. Printing has been intentionally kept to a font sizeable enough for easy reading, especially by the old-timers who contributed to the book's content. Blank pages are provided for notes in the back of the book, so readers can record and submit their suggestions for the next edition. A CD-ROM disk is available by order form, so readers can use the Microsoft WORD Edit-Find function to look up words and phrases quickly and easily, without trying to sort the dictionary in any particular order. A chapter is planned, for subsequent editions, to contain Cherokee old time and slang words and phrases.

Download or read book Carl Janaway Smartest Bandit of the Cookson Hills written by Gary D. Courtney and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Janaway - The Smartest Bandit of the Cookson Hills Last Surviving Bank Robber of the 1930's, Builder of getaway cars for "Pretty Boy" Floyd, Nursemaid to Al Capone in Alcatraz Prison. by Gary D. Courtney The life, times, and character of one of the most elusive gangsters of the 1930's era, who survived by going straight after prison and becoming an upstanding citizen. Based upon the author's month-long museum exhibit of Carl Janaway's possessions and story, which filled the John Vaughn Library lobby at Northeastern State University. Famous Sheriff Grover Bishop, who killed more men (17) than Wyatt Earp, chased Carl Janaway over 3,000 miles, and couldn't catch him. Carl's wife was also a bank robber, called the "Blonde Bandit", of rough and rowdy Vian, Oklahoma. Janaway spent time in Alcatraz Prison with some of the deadliest gangsters of the time.

Download or read book The Dictionary of Historic Nicknames written by Carl Sifakis and published by New York, N.Y. : Facts on File Publications. This book was released on 1984 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains nicknames of more than 7,500 famous and infamous historical figures and contemporary celebrities.

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of American Education written by Richard J. Altenbaugh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-10-30 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of American education is a vital and productive field of study. This reference book provides factual information about eminent people and important topics related to the development of American public, private, and parochial schools, covering elementary and secondary levels. In addition to major state and regional leaders and reformers, it includes biographies of significant national educators, philosophers, psychologists, and writers. Subjects embrace important ideas, events, institutions, agencies, and pedagogical trends that profoundly shaped American policies and perceptions regarding education. The more than 350 entries are arranged alphabetically and written by expert contributors. Each entry closes with a brief bibliography, and the volume ends with a list of works for further reading. Entries were drawn from a review of leading history of education textbooks and the History of Education Quarterly. These topics were further refined by comments from leading authorities and the contributors. Most of the contributors are established scholars in the history of education, curriculum and instruction, school law, educational administration, and American history; a few also work as public and private school teachers and thus bring their practical experience to their entries. The period covered begins in the colonial period and continues through the 1990s.

Download or read book A Topographical Dictionary of England with Historical and Statistical Descriptions written by Samuel Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Historical Dictionary of British Women written by Cathy Hartley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference book, containing the biographies of more than 1,100 notable British women from Boudicca to Barbara Castle, is an absorbing record of female achievement spanning some 2,000 years of British life. Most of the lives included are those of women whose work took them in some way before the public and who therefore played a direct and important role in broadening the horizons of women. Also included are women who influenced events in a more indirect way: the wives of kings and politicians, mistresses, ladies in waiting and society hostesses. Originally published as The Europa Biographical Dictionary of British Women, this newly re-worked edition includes key figures who have died in the last 20 years, such as The Queen Mother, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, Elizabeth Jennings and Christina Foyle.

Download or read book The Nile Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt written by Harco Willems and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Herodot's dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impacted on ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on the textual and iconographic record, whereas archaeologists and earth scientists approach the issue from the perspective of natural sciences. The contributions in this volume bridge this gap by analyzing the river both as a natural and as a cultural phenomenon. Adopting an approach of cultural ecology, it addresses issues like ancient land use, administration and taxation, irrigation, and religious concepts.

Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland written by John Burke and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland written by Bernard Burke and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Classics Colonialism and Postcolonial Theory written by Katherine Blouin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-07-29 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook explores the ways in which histories of colonialism and postcolonial thought and theory cast light on our understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world and the discipline of Classics, utilizing a wide body of case studies and providing avenues for future research and discussion. It brings together chapters by a wide, international, and intersectional range of scholars coming from a variety of backgrounds and sub-disciplinary perspectives, and from across the chronological and geographical scope of Classics. Chapters cover the state of current research into ancient Mediterranean and South, Central, and West Asian histories. They provide case studies to illustrate both how postcolonial thought has already illuminated our understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world and beyond, as well as its potential for the future. Chapters also provide opportunities for reflection on the current state of the discipline. An introduction by the volume editors offers a survey of the development of postcolonial theory, its relationship to other bodies of theory, and its connections to Classics. Toward the end of the book, three scholars with different career and disciplinary perspectives provide short reflections on the themes of the volume and the directions of future research. The Routledge Handbook of Classics, Colonialism, and Postcolonial Theory offers an impressive collection of current research and thought on the subject for students and scholars in classical studies understood in its larger sense as well as in related disciplines such as Archaeology, Ancient History, Imperial History and the History of Colonialism, Reception Studies, and Museum Studies. For anyone interested in classical antiquity, it provides an engaging introduction to a potentially bewildering, but ultimately vital and enriching, body of thought and theory.

Download or read book A Manual of Greek Historical Inscriptions written by Edward Lee Hicks and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased written by Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dictionary of Euphemisms written by R. W. Holder and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery and deceit. It dissects the human tendency to prefer vague, roundabout expressions rather than use words which are precise and disagreeably true.

Download or read book A new gazetteer or topographical dictionary of the British islands and narrow seas written by James A. Sharp and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames written by Ch. W. E. Bardsley and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain Ireland written by John Burke and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology written by Alan E. Comyns and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommended, by Choice Current Reviews for Academic Libraries,. Covering a broad spectrum of chemical technology, from the gigantic Bessemer process for making steel to the microscopic Manasevit process for applying circuits to silicon chips, the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology, Third Edition