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BL
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964876
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b719246
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| Main Entry
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Thorne, Tanis C.
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| Title & Author
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The world's richest Indian : : the scandal over Jackson Barnett's oil fortune /\ Tanis C. Thorne.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2003.
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1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0195162331
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: 0195182987
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: 0195303806
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: 0198036779
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: 128053284X
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: 1433700239
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: 6610532842
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: 9780195162332
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: 9780195182989
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: 9780195303803
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: 9780198036777
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: 9781280532849
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: 9781433700231
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: 9786610532841
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index.
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| Contents
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""Contents""; ""Chronology""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Please Pass the Injin Territory""; ""2 The Making of the Incompetent Indian""; ""3 Tar Baby, 1912�1920""; ""4 Anna, Adventuress of a Most Dangerous Type, 1920�1923""; ""5 Dividing the Estate, 1921�1923""; ""6 ""Poor Rich Indians"" and the Turning Political Tide, 1923�1925""; ""7 Battle Royal: Litigation over the Jackson Barnett Estate, 1925�1928""; ""8 Who Will Guard the Guardians? Indian Policy on Trial, 1924�1928""; ""9 Witch Hunts: The Senate Subcommittee Investigation, 1928�1929""; ""10 The Gilded Cage, 1926�1938""
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""11 The Battle of Wilshire Boulevard""""12 Speculative and Protracted Litigation""; ""Epilogue: A Matter of Trust""; ""Appendices""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
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| Abstract
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This is a biography of Jackson Barnett, who gained unexpected wealth from oil found on his property. It explores how control of his fortune was contested by his guardian, the state of Oklahoma, the Baptist Church, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and an adventuress who kidnapped and married him.
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Barnett, Jackson,1856-1934.
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Barnett, Jackson,1856-1934
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United States.-- History.
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United States.
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United States.
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United States.
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Baptists-- Oklahoma-- History.
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Creek Indians, Biography.
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Indians of North America-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Indians of North America-- Oklahoma-- Government relations.
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Baptists.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Historical.
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Creek Indians.
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HISTORY-- State Local-- General.
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Indians of North America-- Government relations.
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Indians of North America-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Oklahoma.
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| Dewey Classification
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976.6004/973B
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| LC Classification
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E99.C9B377 2003eb
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