Native American Authors
John Milton Oskison , 1874-1947
Cherokee
John Milton Oskison was born near Tahlequah, Indian Territory where he worked on his father's cattle ranch.Oskison was a member of the first graduating class from Willie Halsell College in 1894. He then entered Stanford University where he received his B.A. in1898 and spent one year at Harvard doing his graduate work in English. Oskison was editor and editorial writer for the New York Evening Post and associate editor and finance editor for Collier's Weekly. He was a World War I veteran.
Awards and Honors
Writing contest sponsored by Century Magazine
Online resources by or about John Milton Oskison:
The Biologist's QuestAuthor: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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July 1901
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Diverse Tongues: A Sketch
Author: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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1910
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Friends of the Indian
Author: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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1905
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Only the Master Shall Praise
Author: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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1900
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The Problem of Old Harjo
Author: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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April 1907 . Illustrations.
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'The Quality of Mercy': A Story of the Indian Territory
Author: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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1904
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Remaining Causes of Indian Discontent
Author: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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March 1, 1907
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When the Grass Grew Long
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1901 . Illustrations.
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Young Henry and the Old Man
Author: University of Virginia Electronic Text Archive
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June 1908
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Books by John Milton Oskison:
Oskison, John Milton. AutobiographyUniversity of Oklahoma Library, Norman, OK : 1947.
Genre: Autobiography
Audience: Adult
Oskison, John Milton. Black Jack Davy
New York : Appleton, 1926.
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Oskison, John Milton. Brothers Three
New York : Macmillan, 1935.
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Oskison, John Milton. Lone Rider
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Oskison, John Milton. Oklahoma: A Guide to the Sooner State
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, 1941.
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Audience: All Ages
Oskison, John Milton. The road to Betatakin II: A dead and forgotten world
Outing Publishing Co., 1914.
Genre: Fiction
Language: English
Audience: All Ages
Oskison, John Milton. The Singing Bird: A Cherokee Novel
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, 2007.
Genre: Fiction
Language: English
Audience: All Ages
ISBN: 978-0806138183
Oskison, John Milton. Tecumseh and his times: the story of a great Indian
New York : G.P. Putnam, 1938.
Genre: Nonfiction
Audience: Adult
Oskison, John Milton. A Texas Titan: the Story of Sam Houston
New York : Doubleday, 1929.
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Oskison, John Milton. Vision Victorious
1931.
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Oskison, John Milton. Wild Harvest: A novel of transition days in Oklahoma
New York : Appleton, 1925.
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
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