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Boom Town : The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis by Sam Anderson (2018, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-100804137315
ISBN-139780804137317
eBay Product ID (ePID)201518351
Product Key Features
Book TitleBoom Town : The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding... Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Basketball, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Urban
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Social Science, History
AuthorSam Anderson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-054583
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Maybe you didn't know that Oklahoma City was the key to everything. But it is. Boom Town is a bone-shaking thrill ride through civic history." -- NICHOLSON BAKER "In Boom Town , Sam Anderson shrewdly anatomizes the deep strangeness of Oklahoma City - its messy history of hope, self-subversion, and occasional wretched luck--and of its citizens' grandiose belief in their capacity for renewal and greatness. The result, a yarn that deftly navigates between then and now, brims with wit, bright color, relentless reporting, and, most admirably, empathy." -- MARK SINGER "Sam Anderson is a visionary artist who sees what others can't; he's a master wordsmith who creates beauty and light from confusion and plunging darkness; he's our tour guide to a better tomorrow because he understands a complex and foundational history that is our launching pad to new and unexplored universes." -- BILL WALTON
Dewey Decimal976.6/38
SynopsisA brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City--a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review * NPR * Chicago Tribune * San Francisco Chronicle * The Economist * Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous "Land Run" in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team's 2012-13 season, when the Thunder's brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti's all-in gamble on "the Process"--the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team's best hope for long-term greatness--kicked off a pivotal year in the city's history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses ; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics., A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, CHICAGO TRIBUNE , SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE , THE ECONOMIST AND DEADSPIN Award-winning journalist Sam Anderson's long-awaited debut is a brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City--a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny. Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous "Land Run" in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team's 2012-13 season, when the Thunder's brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti's all-in gamble on "the Process"--the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team's best hope for long-term greatness--kicked off a pivotal year in the city's history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses ; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.
LC Classification NumberF704.O41A53 2018
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- 31 Dec, 2019
History of Oklahoma City
It was a gift for my grandson who is halfway thru it and seems to really like it. He is very smart and hope it is the beginning of his own library. It is a history of OKC which am sure provides a great deal of history he will remember.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 May, 2020
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Having grown up in Oklahoma City, I loved reading this book. It was filled with interesting stories!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Feb, 2019
Boom Town
Very interesting!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Dec, 2021
Great read
Interesting and informative!
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