Historic Homes of Ponca City and Kay County by Walton, John Brooks, Adams, Kathy More than a book about houses and architectural styles, this is a book about memories. The homes of Kay County, Oklahoma, tell lasting stories about the families who built them, the times they lived in, and the things they loved and preserved. 224 pages. Brimming with B/W photos.

Madness in the Heart by Donahoe, Edward Originally published in 1937, this was Donahoe's first novel, big with unrestrained vitality. He recreated the crudeness and power and evil that oil brought into the land; and in the mighty figure of Thomas McGraw he imaged all that was great, both good and bad, in the American builders of Empire. This loosely ficticious book so infuriated some of the leading families of Ponca City, Oklahoma, that they destroyed every copy of the book they possibly could; thus making it now very rare and quite valuable. John J. McGraw, great-grandson of the central character, has republished the book, replacing the vaguely disguised characters and other aspects with their actual models.