Portrait of a Generation: The Children of Oklahoma ball despite his mentor's warning to

despite his mentor's warning to avoid the "redneck school in a backward state

Opening in 1910

it would have been easy to understand had Larsen decided to simply “give up

Dozens of past and future Major Leaguers toiled in the bushes of the Sooner State after World War II

Portrait of a Generation: The Children of Oklahoma ball despite his mentor's warning toM. J. Alexander knows well the power of storytelling that uses both words and images. In Portrait of a Generation a follow up to her highly acclaimed Salt of the Red Earth Alexander highlights the future if Oklahoma. From toddlers to teenagers, the wishes, hopes and dreams of the state's best resource are expressed through their wisdom and Alexander's compelling portraits.