Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga Of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, And The Dream Of Becoming A World-Class Metropolis

"It’s hard to believe that any biography of any American city could be more consistently interesting, entertaining and informative than this one. Boom Town chronicles Oklahoma City’s unusual beginnings – in the Land Rush of 1899 white settlers ran into the state at noon on April 22 to “claim” areas that had been home to many American Indian tribes. The book goes on to describe the events and characteristics that shaped the city over the next century plus, including the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building, the tempestuous weather in the epicenter of Tornado Alley and the drama surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team. This wildly engaging civics lesson brings the city and its residents alive."