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Hardcover Crown Oklahoma Book

ISBN: 0399134344

ISBN13: 9780399134340

Crown Oklahoma (One-eyed Jack Mystery)

(Book #2 in the One-Eyed Mack Series)

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Format: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Book Overview

When Jim Lehrer turned his hand to writing fiction, the results were praised by reviewers from coast to coast. Now available in paperback, this series has "the most endearing cast of characters since the days of Damon Runyon" (The Denver Post). The hero is "One-Eyed Mack, " the lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, a likeable and surprisingly insightful politico. Lehrer deftly mixes fact and fiction to create stories so bizarre, readers swear it must be fact.

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12 customer ratings | 5 reviews

Rated 4 stars
One Eyed Mack is Back

I read this book because I loved The One Eyed Mack in "Kick the Can". I did enjoy "Crown Oklahoma" very much, but I must say that it is no "Kick the Can". I was particularly intrigued by the story line, and how timely it is today in light of the Jayson Blair and Dan Rather scandals. It is almost as if Mr. Lehrer predicted such events. It was great to be reunited with Mack, Jackie, and "Leutenant Dad", and it was a very...

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Inadequately sourced

Crown Oklahoma is shorthand for putting a dome on the capitol. The narrator is the one-eyed lieutenant governor of the Sooner State. The lieutenant governor is also referred to a the second man. His son Tommy Walt plays semi-professional baseball. He is a pitcher. His wife is the founder and the owner of a chain of drive-through markets. Tommy Walt seems to collapse at his job handling baggage for the bus company. He...

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Rated 5 stars
Wonderful mirror of the mindset and humor of the Okie!

Wonderful expression of the Oklahoma spirit, mindset and humor! A terrific place and a delightful book.

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