Contested Territory: Whites, Native Americans, and African Americans in Oklahoma 1865-1907 -(SIGNED)- de Wickett, Murray R. -(signed)- - 2000

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Press, 2000. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Beighe cloth with black lettering on spine, xvii + 240 pages including 8 pages of b & w illustrations and photos, with b & w frontis, SIGNED dated and inscribed to family by author on ffep, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In Contested Territory, Murray R. Wickett offers the first complete history of the interaction between whites, Native Americans, & African Americans in the Indian and Oklahoma Territries from the end of the Civil War until Oklahoma statehood in 1907, addressing questions about the nature of American race relations, the answers to which far transcend the territrial boundaries of the region." Contents include: Preface / Abbreviations used in the notes / After the Trail of Tears: The Indian Nations in the West / The One-Drop Rule: Racial Prejudice and Stereotypes / The Fight for the Promised Land: The End of Indian Sovereignty / Teaching the Four Rs: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic, and Racism / Teaching the Value of Labor: Planters Yeomen, and Entrepreneurs / The Imposition of Anglo-American Justice: The Search for Order / The Politics of Race: Segregation, Disfranchisement, and Statehood / Conclusion / Bibliography / index. Check out the scans. . Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".