Synopsis
The Cookson Hills DictionaryOld Time & Slang Words & PhrasesbyGary D. Courtney A study in linguistics, lifestyle, sociology, and history of our heritage. "The Cookson Hills Dictionary" provides the reader an insight to the hard-working, God-fearing, ingenious, inventive, and adventurous pioneers, who built the foundation of the country we enjoy today. Over 3,500 terms and sayings like our grandparents used, and some we still use, today. Some of the terms we use now originated during Medieval times, over 600 years ago, and the source of terms are documented, where available. Originally begun and intended as a small glossary in the back of Gary Courtney's book on the Cookson Hills history, the collection became a full-fledged book on its own, thanks to the contributions of local residents and Gary's Oklahoma roots. Historical chapters pertain to the Cookson Hills, but the dictionary itself could apply to the language and pioneer lifestyle of all early America. The Cookson Hills, on the Illinois River in northeast Oklahoma, were: The site of a large population of ancient inhabitants (over 1,000 years ago),The new home of the Cherokee Nation (1828-1839),Sam Houston's home, before he left for Texas,Levi Cookson's open range for thousands of head of cattle worked by 200 cowboys,A favorite hideout of outlaws, such as: Belle Starr, Jesse James, and the Doolin and Dalton gangs (1880's), and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd and Carl Janaway (1930's),The site of many family farms taken for Camp Gruber, during World War II, andScene of the book and movie filming of "Where the Red Fern Grows". The rugged limestone bluffs and crystal-clear, spring-fed streams are where Gary Courtney, a born adventurer, has walked, camped, fished and hunted, ridden horseback, SCUBA dived, and explored underground in caves, since childhood. The area is now a water sports, hunting, and trail riding Mecca, Intermingled with horse and cattle ranches and farms, the Cherokee Nation, and Northeastern State Un
About the Author
Gary Courtney Author, Photographer, Outdoor Adventurer & Historian Business Automation & Organization Pioneer Raised in Oklahoma as a woodsman, hunter & fishermanFront Page Feature writer and books - historical and outdoor adventuresAuthor, photographer, designer & creator of the San Juan Mountains 60-page online magazine, including local US Forest Service stories, and his pictures from backpacking area trails, since 1998.Creator of museum exhibits at Northeastern State and Oklahoma University Sam Noble MuseumCreator and Editor of the Cookson Hills 100-page online magazine, "LakesOK.com" in 2000Designer, builder and owner of the Cookson Hills Gallery of fine art, award-winning Western and American Indian paintings, scrimshaw, sculpture & potteryPioneer in cave exploring, backpacking, S.C.U.B.A. diving & new computer technologiesOrganizer & foundation builder of prominent nationwide companiesCollector-dealer and authenticator of Civil War weapons, antique books, maps, and camerasKeynote guest speaker on: - His history "A Portrait of the Cookson Hills", "Cookson Hills Chronicles" & "Cookson Hills Dictionary of Old Time & Slang Words & Phrases" - "Carl Janaway - Last Surviving Bank Robber of the 1930's" book & month-long museum exhibit at Northeastern State University (NSU) - The "History of Caving in Oklahoma" & museum exhibit at Oklahoma University and Northeastern State University - Tahlequah - "Growin' Up Okie", his outdoor & business adventures - "Okies in the Outback", a two-week Colorado backpacking adventure off a steam train - Advice to CEO's & CFO's o
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