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The First Generation; A Half Century of Pioneering in Perry, Oklahoma (The Oklahoma Legacies Series)
by Fred G. Beers
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0913507229
- ISBN 13
- 9780913507223
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Perry, OK: The Charles Machine Works , 1991 The Charles Machine Works, Perry, OK. 1991. Hardcover. First Edition. The Oklahoma Legacies Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O personal library label on the rear pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and lower tips. DJ: Good+; light shelfwear to tips; bumping to head and tail; small closed tears. Blue leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. 369 pp 8vo. This book is a glimpse at the earliest days of Perry, OK and the Charles Machine Works, the manufacturer of Ditch Witch equipment. It proceeds through five decades of Perry and CMW growth plus an update on the company today. Perry was considered to be the 'queen city of the Cherokee Strip' after the great land rush of 1893. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016607
- Title
- The First Generation; A Half Century of Pioneering in Perry, Oklahoma (The Oklahoma Legacies Series)
- Author
- Fred G. Beers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0913507229
- ISBN 13
- 9780913507223
- Publisher
- The Charles Machine Works
- Place of Publication
- Perry, OK
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Cherokee Strip, 1893 Oklahoma Land Rush, Perry Oklahoma history, Oklahoma History, Charles Machine Works history, Ditch Witch history, Oklahoma Legacies Series, Perry Oklahoma, The Perry Daily Journal, Oklahoma Legacy Series, Charles Machine Works. Oklaho
- Bookseller catalogs
- Oklahoma Related;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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