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In addition to numerous book reviews and articles in
various professional journals and encyclopedia articles
in the Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture,
Doctor Roberson has written City in the Osage Hills:
A History of Tulsa. This work centers on the implications
of cultural clashes between Native American Indians
and the white settlers who arrived after the beginning
of the Twentieth Century. It also addresses the question
of how cultural norms and values impact the natural
environment of Northeast Oklahoma. Coming soon is the
book, Stay Warm: An Oral History of Oklahomans in
the Korean War and a manuscript to be published
by the National Park Service, Preservation Basics.
He is currently working on two untitled article-length
projects - the history of the Oklahoma City water system,
a study to investigate the ecological and governmental
issues revolving around the urban quest for water sources
in an expanding city and the ecological impact of the
construction of the Pensacola Dam (also known as the
Grand River Dam), built in Northeast Oklahoma as a Works
Progress Administration project under the New Deal.
Doctor Roberson has taught U.S. History Since 1877 and
has created two courses, The History of the Great Plains
and The Urban Twentieth Century West that he now teaches.
He also currently works as an administrator of the Certified
Local Governments Program, Preserve America, and the
Centennial Farm and Ranch Program at the Oklahoma Historical
Society. He received his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University.
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