tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post3497350817552895361..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: WHEN AMERICANS HUNGERED FOR THE LAND by Tom RizzoWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-91152469862945883642014-04-23T02:51:35.622-05:002014-04-23T02:51:35.622-05:00I've always wondered about using "sooners...I've always wondered about using "sooners" as a mascot or slogan, too. It was the boomers who followed the rules. My uncle from Oklahoma made sure I knew that when I was very young. :) His family were boomers.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-22582396652338320052014-04-22T18:37:29.835-05:002014-04-22T18:37:29.835-05:00Thanks to Charlie, Vonn, and Sarah for dropping by...Thanks to Charlie, Vonn, and Sarah for dropping by and leaving your comments. thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-84276611273359073812014-04-22T17:04:36.165-05:002014-04-22T17:04:36.165-05:00I enjoyed reading this chunk of American history. ...I enjoyed reading this chunk of American history. I wonder why I forefathers thought the land didn't belong to the Native Americans. Maybe they did know, but didn't care. I felt such sympathy for Red Cloud. <br />Another wonderful post, Tom.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-8703340924378141392014-04-22T16:54:44.197-05:002014-04-22T16:54:44.197-05:00Great info! My grandfather's family settled in...Great info! My grandfather's family settled in Bluejacket, Oklahoma, in the early 1890's (before statehood). Still trying to figure that out.Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-186112015612823102014-04-22T16:39:49.442-05:002014-04-22T16:39:49.442-05:00Wonderful article, Tom.
CharlieWonderful article, Tom.<br /><br />CharlieCharlie Steelhttp://www.charliesteel.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-30874102220846955192014-04-22T13:00:08.018-05:002014-04-22T13:00:08.018-05:00Thanks, all, for the comments. Glad you all like i...Thanks, all, for the comments. Glad you all like it. What a day that must have been with tthe sounds of housands of beating hearts awaiting high noon at Gordo's starting line. Cheryl, thanks for filling in the blanks about Guthrie and the April 22 celebration. thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-83111783616994166832014-04-22T12:45:49.633-05:002014-04-22T12:45:49.633-05:00Simply fascinating! Thanks, Tom, that is a very us...Simply fascinating! Thanks, Tom, that is a very useful post.<br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-85303353044782155692014-04-22T12:36:31.840-05:002014-04-22T12:36:31.840-05:00I've long wondered and have not found where th...I've long wondered and have not found where the start line was.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-16413179636211287562014-04-22T12:11:36.192-05:002014-04-22T12:11:36.192-05:00And growing up here in Oklahoma, having Anglo and ...And growing up here in Oklahoma, having Anglo and Indian blood, the feelings are very mixed. I often say that half of my relatives were here to greet the other half when they crossed the Red River. LOL All joking aside, Guthrie was the first territorial capitol of OK, but the great seal was stolen and brought to Oklahoma City--there was a heck of a dispute for many years about which one was the "right" capitol. In the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, James Fraser (I think) has a beautiful full wall size rendition of the land run that just fascinates me. People on bicycles, horses, carriages, afoot...and it really captures what it must have been like that day. In elementary schools, April 22 is a fun day here-- the kids dress up like homesteaders and lots of times they do picnics that day, etc. I think there were 5 land runs here in OK over a period of several years, but this was the largest, most well-known.<br /><br />Wonderful post, Tom, as always. And as Jerry says, "rich with accurate history." <br /><br />I've never understood why we've adopted the Boomer Sooner slogan as one to be proud of here, though. I wish they'd have come up with something else. <br /><br />Cheryl Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-54919395477270531942014-04-22T12:09:05.500-05:002014-04-22T12:09:05.500-05:00History when looked at without blinders is so rich...History when looked at without blinders is so rich and telling. <br />Thank you for a very rich post. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-78516098146195734182014-04-22T10:11:13.910-05:002014-04-22T10:11:13.910-05:00I really like your posts, Tom. They are always ric...I really like your posts, Tom. They are always rich with accurate history. Jerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.com