{"product_id":"the-observer-kenneth-j-peek-9780738520155","title":"The Observer: Letters from Oklahoma Territory","description":"R.H. Wessel was the owner, editor, and publisher of the Frederick Enterprise \/ Frederick Press, and a leading citizen from the day he first came to Frederick, Oklahoma, in 1902 until his death in 1956. He is best known for his column \"The Observer,\" for which this book is titled. He left behind a considerable legacy of his adventurous life through letters, photographs, documents, and historic files. His experiences in Lawton during the 1901 Land Lottery and the following homestead years in Frederick are covered in this book.\u003cp\u003eAs a newspaperman, with a love for telling a story, his letters are an incredible documentation of life on the Oklahoma frontier, as well as his love story by mail with Margaret Scow, the bride he brought to Oklahoma after \"proving up\" on his homestead and obtaining his own newspaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth J. Peek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738520152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738520155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.48w x 0.37d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth J. Peek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45264998990079,"sku":"9780738520155","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2075a09-84aa-4f16-8e61-a65db6254753.jpg?v=1713419859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-observer-kenneth-j-peek-9780738520155","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}