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Paul F. Lambert, author of Never Give Up: The Life of Pearl Carter Scott and author, co-author, and editor of sixteen other titles related to Oklahoma history, returns to the town where he grew up in Capital City: History of Tishomingo. Tishomingo, Oklahoma, has served as the capital of the Chickasaw Nation since the mid-nineteenth century, remaining significant to Chickasaw history and culture since the days of Indian Territory. Lambert chronicles the lives, politics, and sometimes the unusual, in one of the states oldest and most historically significant communities. From Tishomingo's distant past to its hopes for the future, Capital City recounts the travails and triupmhs of a small town enduring the passage of time.
About the author
Paul F. Lambert, Ph.D., was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. He holds degrees from Murray State College, East Central Oklahoma State University, and Oklahoma State University. Lambert served the Oklahoma Heritage Association for thirty-two years as executive director, president, and historian in residence. He retired from the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2016 after serving ten years as membership and development director and coordinator of the annual Oklahoma History Conference. He has authored, co-authored, or edited sixteen books related to the history of Oklahoma and the petroleum industry, including "You Know We Belong to the Land: " The Centennial History of Oklahoma with Bob L. Blackburn.
