A story about the creation of the book was recently printed in the Greater Tulsa Reporter.
You can read the full article here: http://gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/13125/writing-the-tulsa-river
A story about the creation of the book was recently printed in the Greater Tulsa Reporter.
You can read the full article here: http://gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/13125/writing-the-tulsa-river
Disaster Zone by Eric Holdeman is dedicated to sharing information about the world of emergency management and homeland security.
Read the article here: http://www.emergencymgmt.com/emergency-blogs/disaster-zone/followingthetulsariver.html
THANK YOU, Claire Rubin, for this beautiful book review for “The Tulsa River” in your blog, “Recovery Diva.” Claire’s blog is the most respected and widely read among the nation’s leading experts in disaster management. Honored to be included today!
http://recoverydiva.com/2014/10/23/book-review-the-tulsa-river/
“The Tulsa River,” a new book that chronicles the influence of the Arkansas River on Tulsa’s history and its future, will officially be launched with an event 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Quik-Trip Pavilion in River Parks, 41st Street and Riverside Drive.
The event will feature appearances by former Tulsa mayors Robert J. LaFortune and Rodger Randle, who will also serve as master of ceremonies for the event…
Read the full story on TulsaWorld.com
With more than a 100 photographs and 30 interviews with people whose lives have been intertwined with the waterway that meanders through Green Country, “The Tulsa River” is a book that will reverberate with those who are interested in the history of the city, as well as where it will go from here…
Ann Patton, and her new book “The Tulsa River” were the lead story on a recent segment of “The List”
Please join Former Mayor Robert J. LaFortune, Author Ann Patton, Photographer Vernis Maxwell, and Editor Tracy LeGrand for a preview of their new book, The Tulsa River.
2 p.m. Sunday, September 28, 2014,
At the 41st and Riverside QuikTrip Pavilion, Tulsa River Parks.
Limited first-edition copies will be available for autographs and purchase, including autographs by the many Tulsans quoted in the book. This new book chronicles the legend and lore of the Arkansas River at Tulsa in its many seasons and moods. With foreword by former Mayor Robert J. LaFortune and 110 full-color pictures.
For more information, see www.TulsaRiver.net
Or contact Ann Patton, ann@annpatton.net, 918-527-0161
Read Ann’s latest writing about the Arkansas River in Tulsa on the Smart Growth Tulsa Coalition website:
http://smartgrowthtulsa.com/lets-think-big-picture-on-river-improvements/
Click here for more information
By the time we met for lunch, Patton’s new book, “Dan’s War on Poverty,” was already making the rounds of book signings and reviews. (See Angie Jackson’s June Worth Reading column) The story of the Tulsa priest, Dan Allen, who founded Neighbor for Neighbor resonates with many in town who watched the organization develop into one of the city’s most successful social service organizations. Allen believed in helping the poor, especially the working poor, no strings attached. Carol Falletti, a medical technologist who developed Neighbor for Neighbor’s medical clinic, remembers that Allen never took government or United Way funds, simply because he didn’t want restrictions on whom he could help or why.
Originally published by Tulsa People Magazine. Click here to read the full article.