Tulsa

is the most American of American cities. All the forces that have gone into the making of a Republic have been intensified there (Indian occupation, ranching, pioneering, industrial development). The result has been the quintessence of Americanism - its violence, and strength, its buoyant optimism, its uncalculating generosity, its bumptious independence.

It is a truism to say that Tulsa is the most American of American cities. All the forces that have gone into the making of a Republic have been intensified there. The successive stages through which the country as a whole has passed during three hundred years - Indian occupation, ranching, pioneering, industrial development . have been telescoped within the single lifetime of some of the older Tulsans. The result has been the qu intessence of Americanism - its violence, and strength, its buoyant optimism, its uncalculating generosity, its bumptious independence. Tulsa: From Creek Town to Oil Capital

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