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The world's richest Indian [electronic resource] : the scandal over Jackson Barnett's oil fortune / Tanis C. Thorne.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 292 p.) : ill., ports.ISBN: 9780199789030 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Barnett, Jackson, 1856-1934 | United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs -- History | United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes -- History | Creek Indians -- Biography | Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc | Indians of North America -- Oklahoma -- Government relations | Baptists -- Oklahoma -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195182989DDC classification: 976.6004973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is a biography of Jackson Barnett, who gained unexpected wealth from oil found on his property. It explores how control of his fortune was contested by his guardian, the state of Oklahoma, the Baptist Church, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and an adventuress who kidnapped and married him.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This is a biography of Jackson Barnett, who gained unexpected wealth from oil found on his property. It explores how control of his fortune was contested by his guardian, the state of Oklahoma, the Baptist Church, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and an adventuress who kidnapped and married him.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.