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“The new state, like a precocious child, was impatient to step forward. Oklahoma’s long search for identity had begun.”
Wallis has traveled across this great state in search of the elusive
Oklahoma identity. Here he serves up sixteen essays he calls some of
his “favorite spoonfuls” of Oklahoma. Subjects are as diverse
as the state: Okemah’s relationship with native son Woody Guthrie,
Tulsa’s Art Deco architecture, the famous 101 Ranch, Route 66,
and Pretty Boy Floyd.
Read an Excerpt courtesy of the author Way Down Yonder was a selection of the Oklahoma Book Club
Reviews "One
of Wallis’s strong suits is his ability to convey the collision
between Oklahoma’s frontier origins and its role in the modern
world ... well-researched and sympathetic view of the American heartland." "Seeking
to shatter some of the stereotypes and to find the essence of our 46th
state, Wallis offers an engaging piece on Americans." ".
. .this volume is readable and rich with lesser-known stories that become
patches roughly sewn into the American quilt." Return to Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation Links
About the Author
Michael Wallis is renowned for his writing about Oklahoma, its history, its rich heritage, and its people. His books about the Sooner State include: •
Route 66: The Mother Road A resident of Tulsa, Wallis has presented Oklahoma history in a popular format that appeals to readers from all backgrounds. His works have been nominated for the National Book Award and on three occasions for the Pulitzer Prize. In 1981, he was selected as the number one feature writer by the Florida Magazine Association. He has won other prestigious awards and honors, including the 1994 Lynn Riggs Award from Rogers State University in Claremore. In 1996, Wallis was inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame, and in 1994 he was named the first inductee into the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame. Wallis was inducted into the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame in 1999. Michael Wallis biography from the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame site Return to Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation Links
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