Oklahoma 3 [Hardcover]

Jane Jayroe (Author), David G Fitzgerald (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2006

Published in conjunction with the Oklahoma Centennial in 2007, Oklahoma 3, provides a unique and colorful portrayal of one of the most diverse and beautiful states in the country. Oklahoma is the American West. Rich with history, it is a place where cultures meet, a place were there is a strong interconnection between the people and the land. Award-winning photographer and Oklahoma native David Fitzgerald has dedicated his life to capturing the splendor of this distinctive place. In Oklahoma 3, Fitzgerald eclipses his work in his first two odes to the state: Oklahoma and Oklahoma II. From rugged Black Mesa to the Red River Valley, from windswept plains to verdant mountains of pine forests and cedar, Oklahoma boasts a varied beauty unlike any other. Jane Jayroe provides a moving personal tribute to her native state. Using Oklahoma's rich musical history as a framework, Jayroe encapsulates the essence of the place while providing insider's knowledge of Oklahoma's rich heritage. OKLAHOMA 3 is the official selection of the Oklahoma Centennial Commemoration Commission.

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About the Author

David Fitzgerald is a life long resident of Oklahoma and has been a professional photographer from more than thirty years. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in April 2005 and has been named Oklahoma Photographer of the Year three times. His work has been published in numerous periodicals as well as several other books including Ozarks, Cherokee, Bison: Monarch of the Plains, and Oklahoma Crossroads.

A former Miss America and Oklahoma State Cabinet member, Jayne Jayroe is a third-generation Oklahoman with more than twenty years of journalism, administrative, and public relations experience, including a career as a prime-time news anchor in Oklahoma City and on the NBC affiliate in Dallas/Ft. Worth. She has received several journalism awards and is well-known in Oklahoma as cohost of the Discover Oklahoma statewide television show promoting Oklahoma's travel opportunities.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 142 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Books (September 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558689850
• ISBN-13: 978-1558689855
• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 10 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Steinbeck would have been proud, December 11, 2006

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Charles M. Nobles (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oklahoma 3 (Hardcover)

The publisher of this wonderful book, based in Portland, Oregon, has a well deserved reputation for producing quality coffee-table style books. They published two prior volumes on Oklahoma to wide acclaim and have watched as they became collectors items. However, with this book they have truly outdone themselves. This is an absolutely gorgeous testament to Oklahoma's stunning beauty and diversity and, if that's not enough, it is being released just in time to commemorate the upcoming Oklahoma Centennial celebration.
Where to begin? For starters, the book is filled front to back with spectacular full color photographs of both the cities and countryside of Oklahoma by none other than the award winning photographer David Fitzgerald. For over 40 years he has been documenting the incomparable beauty of Oklahoma in both the two previous volumes and indeed, in venues nationwide. The photo of the new state Capitol Dome is priceless and the myriad pictures of the geographical diversiaty of the state serve as both a reminder of, and source of pride in, Oklahoma's rich heritage.
Not to be outdone is the text provided by former Miss Oklahoma and Miss America (1967) Jane Jayroe. She is a former television personality and stays true to her journalistic training by providing a highly readable, entertaining and informative essay on the contents of the book. From Western Oklahoma through Central to Eastern and all places in-between the reader is taken on an almost magical trip both in pictures and text of a place I call home, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma has come a long ways from the scenes depicted in Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. He would be proud.

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding photography of Oklahoma, April 27, 2008

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J. Neese "ok bichon mom" (Enid, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oklahoma 3 (Hardcover)

This book has outstanding photography of Oklahoma. As an Okie I can attest to the sites and authenticity of the photos. Amazing photography. I own this book and purchased another one as a gift for someone who is retiring. Love it, love it, love it. A must have book for your collection.