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Acknowledgment explained

The author acknowledges the source of descriptive passages related to the Opening of Oklahoma in 1889, citing the book 'Hands Up' by Fred E.

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The author acknowledges the source of descriptive passages related to the Opening of Oklahoma in 1889, citing the book 'Hands Up' by Fred E. Sutton and A. B. MacDonald.

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  • “For certain descriptive passages in the portion of this book concerned with the Opening of Oklahoma in 1889 acknowledgment is made to Hands Up , by Fred E. Sutton and A. B. MacDonald, published and copyrighted 1927 by the Bobbs-Merrill Company.”

    The author credits Fred E. Sutton and A. B. MacDonald's 1927 book 'Hands Up' for some descriptive content about the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush.

    This acknowledgment is a standard citation of a source used for historical detail.