This article describes the views of middle-class Oklahomans who toured Europe between the two world wars and whose travel accounts concluded that the New World--America and Oklahoma--were superior in all aspects of "civilization."
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This article describes the views of middle-class Oklahomans who toured Europe between the two world wars and whose travel accounts concluded that the New World--America and Oklahoma--were superior in all aspects of "civilization."
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Abstract: Between the two world wars middle-class Oklahomans toured Europe and examined that continent's claim as the cradle of "civilization" and culture. Their observations of Old World customs and living conditions, coupled with the ravages of World War I, convinced many that the New World--America and Oklahoma--were superior in all aspects.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.