A Slightly Varnished History of the Department of Geography at the University of Oklahoma
Abstract
Like all official histories, a history of an academic department written by a member of that department must be read with skepticism-a double dose of it if the author is the department chair. The history related below, however, is unusually truthful. A few rough edges have been buffed away-varnish applied lightly to soothe a few egos-but the presentation is candid to a fault.
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