The Sapulpa Historical Society and Sapulpa Main Street have banded together to release “The Great Beckoning,” a two-book series on their Oklahoma home that unwraps some of the most turbulent and romantic, yet little-known tales of the American West.
“We started out looking at how natural overland trails and developing transportation methods shaped Sapulpa’s development.” said author Kirby Lee Davis. “That research revealed a long, winding epic of glorious triumphs and heart-crushing tragedies that impact us to this day.”
Published through Amazon, “The Great Beckoning” takes readers from America’s colonial days and the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma statehood and the rise of U.S. Highway 66, the legendary Mother Road now celebrating its Centennial…