Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week as author Douglas Miller discusses his fascinating look at Tulsa's history: "4th & Boston: Heart of the Magic Empire." A dessert reception will follow.
Copies of the book will be available for purchasing and signing. You may bring your lunch. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries. Co-authored by Steve Gerkin, "4th & Boston" is the remarkable story of how the intersection of Fourth and Boston in Tulsa became the heart of the "Magic Empire," an early euphemism for the Oklahoma oil fields that created fabulous fortunes seemingly overnight in the early 20th century. Behind the unique collection of buildings that populate its four corners are stories of boom and bust, risk and loss, and courage and love. Like the city that surrounds it, Fourth and Boston is a place where golden opportunity led towering egos to build wealth and power on foundations of ingenuity, sacrifice and faith. This one intersection encapsulates the ongoing drama that always has and always will be embodied in the name "Tulsa."
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