Honoring:
Savoie Lottin ville
Robert L. Duncan
Robert England, George Humphreys and David Morgan
Carol Hamilton
Jess and Bonnie Speer
Joe Williams
Sponsored by the Oklahoma Center for the Book
in the Oklahoma Department of Libraries
February 29, 1992
National Cowboy Hall ef Fame and Western Heritage Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
. Oklahoma Center for t~e Book
, Board of Directors
Dan Blanchard
Gale Bollinger
Jean Brace
Lee Brawner
Glenda Carlile
Elizabeth Codding
Phil Dessauer
Lennie Draper
Judy Moody, President
David Clark, Vice-President
Ron Robinson, ' Secretary
Laurie Sundborg, Treasurer
Ann Hamilton, Executive Director
Robert L. ,Clark, Jr., Ex-Officio
, Eric Easter
, 'Wayne Felts
. Kathryn Fanning
Frankie Sue Gilliam
,Dan Hoffman
Ken Jackson
Jan Keene
Guy Logsdon '
Paulette Millichap
. Robert T. Motter, Jr.
Byron Price ,
G~orge Stanley
Robert Swisher
Sunny Tied~man
Kenneth Tracy
Marilyn Vesely
, .
o kla/!-oma Book Award Past Winners "
Carl Albert
Daniel Boorstin
Danney Goble
Carot' Haralson
Tony ~nermah
Linda Hogan
.,'
,Stan Hoig
David C. Hunt
William Kistler
, Leonard Leff
Helen Roney Sattler
Robert Love !aylot
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Oklahoma Book Awards
Welcome .............................................. " .' .. ,' .... ,.Judy Moody
President, Oklahoma Center for the Book
The Center for the Book ...... " ............................... Robert L. Clark, Jr.
Director, Oklahoma Department of Libraries
The Oklahoma Book Awards ..... .' ....................... ; ....... Dan Blanchard
Master of Ceremonies
Presentation of Awards '
Fiction . . ' ......... . ............ ; .... ' ........... ' ...........•. Robert L. Duncan
The Serpent's Mark
Published b~ St. Martin's Press
Pre~nted by Lee Bollinger, Treasurer, Oklahoma Independent B~ksellers Association
' Non-Fiction ....... : ........ Robert, England, George Humphreys and David Morgan
Oklahoma Politics and Policies: Governing the Sooner State
. Published by University of NebraSka Press
. Presen~d by the Honorable Penny Williams, state SenatOI:
Poetry/Playwriting ....... • ............ .' ................... -... ' .. Carol Hamilton
. Once the Dust
PUblished by Broncho Press
Presented by Rqn Robinson, Secretary, Oklahoma ~enter for the Book
Children and Young Adult ................................ Jess and Bonnie Speer
Hillback to Boggy ,
Published by Reliqrce Press·
Presented by Elizabeth. Codding, D~ector, Oklahoma ~enter for the Book
Design and Illustration .... : ............ : .......................... Joe Williams
. . . Woolaroc
Published by the Frank Phillips Foundation
,Presented by Byron Price, Director,.Oklahoma <;enter for the aook
Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award ' ...... : . . ......... : .. Savoi~ Lottinville
Presented by Dr. Elinor Lottinville
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A' History o/the Unive-rsiiy o/Oklahoma Press
During its more than sixty yea~s of contin~ous operation,' the Uni;~rsity of
Oklahoma Press has gained intemational:recogt,tition as an outstandirig source
.. of scholarly literature. It ,was tlie first university press ~stablished in the South-.
. - ~est, and the fourth jn'tlie western half of the country. When its doors ,Opened
in 1928 many m;rrvelled that Oklahoma~ which achieved statehood in 1907,
should proceed so rapidly in cultural development. ~...- . r •
The Press began as an idea of a, man of vision, William Beimett Bizzell,the
fifth president of the Uhiversity of Oklahoma and a wide-ranging hum~st and
book collector. 'Over the years, the 'Press has grown from a staff of one-the first
director, Joseph A. Brandt-"to an active and capable team of more than thirty~
five members. -
. Of the series initiated byBratidt and his succe~sor, Savoie Lottinville, three
focus on~ regional themes: TheAmerican Exploration and Travel Series, .West-
. ern.FrontierLibrary, and The Civilization of the American Indian Series .. Thes~.
bOoks, as well as others published by ~ePress in various subject area's,have
accumulated aiiimpressive. array of hpnors and .awards. " " ' ,
. Three neW senes were added to the list in' 1991-1992: Animal Natural ·
, < History Series, g~neral' editoi, Victor H.. Hut~hison; American Indian Literature
and Critical Studies Series, gene~ editor, Gerald Vizenor;'and Legal Hisfory
of North A1fte~ica: People, Cultures, and Regions, g~neral editor, Gordon, <
<Morris Bakken. , .' '. .'
The OUPress continues to be dedicatediothe publication of outstanding '
scholarly.works: Under the guidance of the present director,' George W. Bauer, '
-the major editoriaI goal of the ~Press 'is to maintain itspOsitipn as a pre-eminent -:
. publisher ofoooks about the West and 'the American Inqian while expanding its
. program in other scholarly. dis<;iplines, including archaeology, classical studies,
energy studies; language and literature,nat!lral sCience, apd woinen'sstudies. . ,
. ~"\\~/~T~~ Universit>: ?f 0I?aho~a Press ~OIOPhO~ has ~n 'unsual boc.kgio~nd._
. ~~. ~vInthe' late 1920's, five !<iowa In~. ans. were brqught to the un.lverslty
.;..: . . ~as art students; they ,came to be called the Kiowa Five. ·A detail from ~ ". ::::= :::: the, work of one of them, Monroe Tsatoke, was adopted as the central
~ .' ~ ~l~ment of the colophon: It depic~tWo I?dians ~xchangin~~a'p~ce . _
~J,\'\..~ pipe, ~ perfect symbol of the Press' commltmentlo both Native Amen.-
. ~ can studies andJX>oks aQout the West. · .
Price 'List
1992 Oklahoma Book Award Winners
The Serpent's Mark ...... ~ ....... Robert L. Duncan .............. $5.00
Oklahoma Politics and Policies: .... Robert England ....... Hardcover $38.00
Governing the Sooner State George Humphreys Paperback $16.00
. David M()rgan
Hillbackto Boggy . ............... Jess & Bonnie Speer ' ........... $11.00
Wpolaroc . : ......... '.' ......... Joe Williams ................. $43.00
Once the Dust ..•.... ; ........... Carol Hamilton ................ $5.00
The Rhetoric of History ..... '~ ..... Savoie Lottinville ............. $13.00 .
"Seller's Choice" Honorees '
. .
Assault on EI Tigre .... : .......... Clifford Blair· ......... ' .... ; .... $14.00
Baby Rattlesnake ................ Lynn Moroney ................ $14.00
Born toFly .. ... .............. " .... Robert Dawson . ............... $21.00
The Christie Caper . .............. Carolyn G. Hart ...... : .... '.' .. $19.00
Danger on the Homestead : ... . .... Bessie Holland Heck ........... $12.00
Death Down Home . ..... . ........ Eve K. Sandstrom ........... , .$20.00
Elinda Who Danced in the Sky . .... Lynn Moroney ....... ' ....... ' .. $14.00
Flight ....................... ' .. MiChael WilI!mer, lliustrator ..... $14.00
Ghost Town Gold . ............... Clifford Blair ............ ' ..... $14.00 .
The Guns of Sacred Heart . ........ Clifford,B1air ................. $20.00
Guthrie: A History .
of the Capitol City ... ' .......... Lloyd Lentz III .......... .•.... $21.00
Hillerman Country . ............•. Barney & Tony Hillerman .. ' .... $43.00
The Intruders ' ... ~ ............... Nancy Hope Sober ............. $27.00
Jesse Chisolm: Ambassador .
of the Plains ................. Stan Hoig · .................... $30.00
ACapitolfor the Nation .......... Stan Hoig ............... , ..... $17.00
The New Illustrated ......... ,' .... Helen Roney Sattler ... Hardcover $27.00
Dinosaur Dictionary . Paperback $14.00
Nightwalker .................. . . JeanHager ................ ; .... $5.00
Roadside HistoTyofOK.lahoma . : . : . Francis & Roberta ..... Hardcover $27.00
. Fugate Paperback $17.00
Romancing Oklahoma ............ Alvena Bieri .................. ;$7.00
Tyrannosaurus Rex and His Kin .... Helen Ron~y Sattler ............ $16.00
Prices include 7.325% sales tax and are rounded .to the dollar for c;onvenience.
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A History of the University of Oklahoma Press
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During its more than ,sixty years of contimious operation, the University of
Oklahoma Press has gainedinternational:recognition as an outstandirigs'ource
.-of scholarly literature. It ,was tlie first university ,press ~st~blishe,d in the South-.
, ' > 0 ~est, and the fourth In'the western half of the 'country. When its doors ,opened '
in 1928 many marvelled that Oklahoma, which achieved statehood in J907, '
, 'shouldptoceed so rapidly in cultural'development ,,' " ,',. ,
" . The Press began as ail idea of 'C\ man of vision, William, Beimett Bizzell,the
fi'fth president 'of the University of Oklahoma and ~ wide~ranging hum~st and .
, book'cdllector. Over the years, the ~Press 'has groWn from a staff of one-the first
director, Joseph A. Brandt-"to 'an active, an~ capable team, of more than thirty~ ,
' five members. ' -' ,~, " "
'.' Of the senes initiated by BraDdt and his succe~sor, Savoie Lottinville, three
focus on,regional themes: TheAmerican Explor:ationand Travel Series, .West-.
, ernFrontierLibrary, and ,The Civilization o/the American Indian Series. cTbes~
• bQoks~ as weJ! as others published'by ~e pn;ss ii{various; stibject area's,have
,accumulated allimpressive array ofhpnors aIldawards. >", , , '
Three new senes were added to the!jstin1991-1992: Animal Natural ,
History Series, general editor, Victor H; Hutchison; American ITuiian Literature'
and(;riiical StudiesSf!ries, general edi~or; Gerald Vizenor;'andLegal History
of !forth A,!,er:ica: People, Cultures, and Regions, g~neral editor, Gordon, .
,Moms Bakken., ' ,', " " ' '
The00Pre~s continues to bededicated.tothe'publicationof outstanding '
scholarly, work,s': Under the ,guidance of the pf-esentdirector; GeorgeW.Bauer; ,
the majpr,editoriCll goal of the "Press :isto maintain itspOsitipn as'a pre-eminent
publish~t of'bOoks about th~ West and 'the An;leri~an Inqian while expanding its
, "program in other sc!tolarly dis~iplines, includingarcllaeQlogy, classical'studfes,
,- energy studies, ianguage andliterature,n:ai~ralsCience, and womep'fstudies. '~
• . . ,' r _ , ' . '. ' •
, S\'\\tl~ Th~ Universit>: of Oklah~m~ Press>~olophon has ~n -u~sual bOCkgio~~d., '.
, ~~~''''I~ the late 1920's, f~ve Kiowa In~ans were brqugllt to th~·university ~
;: ~ as art students; they'came to be-called the Kiowa Five. A detail from
~ e- the work of one of them, Monroe Tsatoke, was adopted as the central
~ , ~ ~l~~ent of the c?lophon. It depic~ two l~dians ~xchimgin~"aJ>eace .
, ~J.\'\..~' pipe, a perfect sy1]lbol pf the J>ress'. ~ommltmenno bo,thNabve Amen-
" ~ " can studies and,bpok$aQout the W~st. : ~ ,
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