Tams Bixby: Doing Government Business in the Gilded Age
Description:
Article takes a close look at the troubled tenure of Tams Bixby, who had the job of distributing millions of dollars of tribal property as part of the Dawes Commission. The task of enrolling and allotting land to members of the Five Civilized Tribes was a process marked by controversy and charges of corruption.
Date:
Winter 2000
Creator:
Carter, Kent
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Oklahoma Historical Society