The world's richest Indian the scandal over Jackson Barnett's oil fortune / [electronic resource] :
Tanis C. Thorne.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 292 p.) : ill., ports.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199789030 (ebook) : No price
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--Government relations.--Oklahoma Baptists--History.--Oklahoma