Tankesley's Draw

by A.E. Riddle

The time frame for the book is during the years of Indian Territory through the oil boom of the 1920's. The story is seen through the eyes of a cowboy named Harry Tankesley and as the author says, "deals mostly with the growing up of a cowboy about the time the Indian Territory was becoming a state. Harry's corner of the world was centered around a draw just south of where Tonkawa, Oklahoma, is now, but Harry's story isn't just about the land; it's about the people and a time where a man's word was his bond, a mistake could cost his life, and ingenuity was his best chance of survival."