Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History Boom Town (1889) w/ Sam Anderson

Boom Town (1889) w/ Sam Anderson

Published: April 22, 2021, 12:55 p.m.

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It\\u2019s April 22nd. This day in 1889, tens of thousands of people gathered in the middle of \\u201cunassigned territory\\u201d to wait for the signal at high noon \\u2014 at which point they rushed to claim their free land in what would, overnight, become Oklahoma City.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by Sam Anderson of the New York Times Magazine to talk about the Oklahoma land rush, the chaos of those first few days, and how the forming of OKC represents modern America.

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Sam\\u2019s book about Oklahoma City is called \\u201cBoom Town.\\u201d

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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