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Kenneth Orr
Several years ago I lived in Oklahoma. My family has Cherokee bloodlines and living among a population who were primarily Indians was an enjoyable experience. A older man who I met at work told me ...view moreSeveral years ago I lived in Oklahoma. My family has Cherokee bloodlines and living among a population who were primarily Indians was an enjoyable experience. A older man who I met at work told me several stories about his grandfather who was a Cherokee medicine man. He had made his own medicines, traveled the area and sold them to waiting customers.
The same man told me several stories about the oil business and how it had been such a big change for the Cherokees living in Oklahoma. One of hisolder brothers became an executive with one of the major companies.
Much of theOklahoma history were centered around the growth of the local legal system and the State of Oklahoma being admitted into the union. These stories and the rocords from history that went with them have been the basic background for this book. I had to write it. These stories were too wonderful to let die.
Last year I turned my 74th birthday. Over the years it has become clear that everything that happens between man is either directly or indirectly caused by man. Thr politics of a country and the wisdom of the officials in power always set the tone. Under all of thisumbrela are the common, everyday working people who always end up paying the price for the top man's decisions. Some authors write about these top level individuals. That's fine. Their history is vital to retain. However, I choose to identify more closely with the people who are out in the real world doing their everyday jobs and looking to have a good life. Age does open one's eyes to the realities of life. I am trying to share some of the best traits and ambitions of the people who I have been privleged to live with. I do not use vulgarity in my books. There are already too many books out there that cover this portion of the everyday language. My wife of 48 years tells me that I write while she reads. So be it. I am doing what I enjoy.
My younger years were spent living in a rough neighborhood and learning how to overcome hard times. Dad was a farmer and he had also been in the Army. I grew up in the depression of the 1930's and having a good life was difficult. During WW-2. Dad gave me a lot of wonderful background stories to remember. We had mules and a wagon for transportation and never had an automobile. This was reality and so is the story in these pages.view less