Curious Links: Unorthodox Ideas from Antediluvian Speculation to New Thought and Utopian Hopes in Early Oklahoma Politics

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Article examines the lives, careers, and works of four founding political figures of the state of Oklahoma: newspaper editor-publisher and Populist Party organizer Samuel Crocker, Boomer and Populist member of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature I. N. Terrill, displaced governor and key figure at Oklahoma Constitutional Convention Henry S. Johnston, and William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, officer at the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and later governor of Oklahoma.

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Turner, Alvin O. Autumn 2018.

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  • Main Title: Curious Links: Unorthodox Ideas from Antediluvian Speculation to New Thought and Utopian Hopes in Early Oklahoma Politics
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Article examines the lives, careers, and works of four founding political figures of the state of Oklahoma: newspaper editor-publisher and Populist Party organizer Samuel Crocker, Boomer and Populist member of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature I. N. Terrill, displaced governor and key figure at Oklahoma Constitutional Convention Henry S. Johnston, and William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, officer at the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and later governor of Oklahoma.

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Abstract: The founding fathers of the state of Oklahoma brought various ideas and influences, ranging from socialism to alternative religions, to bear when designing what they thought to be the ideal state. Alvin O. Turner recounts the early days of Oklahoma through the lens of the Populist thought of Samuel Crocker, I. N. Terrill, William H. Murray, and Henry S. Johnston.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 96(3), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2018, pp. 296-339

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 96
  • Issue: 3
  • Page Start: 296
  • Page End: 339

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Turner, Alvin O. Curious Links: Unorthodox Ideas from Antediluvian Speculation to New Thought and Utopian Hopes in Early Oklahoma Politics, article, Autumn 2018; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017447/: accessed May 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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