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The Great Oklahoma Swindle: Race, Religion, and Lies in America's Weirdest State George Feifer Thirteen-year-old Bennosuke is deeply disconnectedBoard of Directors Award for special merit, 2021 Oklahoma Book Awards Far from being a placid place in the heart of Flyover Country, Oklahoma has been a laboratory for all kinds of social, political, and artistic movements, producing a singular list of weirdos, geniuses, and villains. In a century, Oklahoma gave birth to movements for an African American homeland, a vibrant Socialist Party, and armed rebellions of radical farmers. In the same era, the