‘How We Lived’ Centennial Book Portrays
Oklahomans and Their Homes
OKLAHOMA CITY — A newly published official
Centennial book tells the story of Oklahoma’s history
through photos of houses across the state. With nearly 300
images spanning more than 100 years, How We Lived: A
Pictorial History of the Places Oklahomans Have Called Home
“presents a compelling history of our dwellings as we
journeyed from boom to bust and back again,” said reviewer
Gean B. Atkinson, author of Bloodmoon at Cabin Creek.
Published by the Oklahoma Housing Finance
Agency, How We Lived was co-authored and edited by Holley
Mangham and Dennis Shockley, PhD. Mangham serves as
communications director and Shockley as executive director
for OHFA.
“This book commemorates Oklahoma’s Centennial
and celebrates everyday Oklahomans and their homes,” said
Mangham. “This is the first book of its kind in Oklahoma.”
Mangham and Shockley obtained photographs for
the book from various Oklahoma museums, libraries and
companies and from private collections. Photos range from
Land Run-era dugouts to interior shots of modern day
suburban homes.
A book signing will be held Saturday, April 5
at 3 p.m. at Full Circle Bookstore in 50 Penn Place.
How We
Lived retails for $24.95 at the following locations:
Oklahoma City
Full Circle Bookstore, 50 Penn Place
1900 Northwest Expressway
(Book Signing at Full Circle Bookstore - 3 p.m., April 5)
Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Emporium
115 E. California
Oklahoma History Center Gift Shop
2401 N. Laird
Taylor News + Books
133 W. Main
Edmond
Best of Books
1313 E
Danforth Rd.
Ardmore
The Bookseller
614 W. Main St.
Tulsa
Steve’s Sundry, Books and Magazines
2612 S. Harvard
The book may also be purchased at Amazon.com
for $27.95.
About the Authors
Holley Mangham and Dennis Shockley
collaborated in the compilation of this book.
Holley
Mangham
serves as communications director at Oklahoma Housing
Finance Agency, a position she has held since 2003. She
joined OHFA in 2002 as its communications specialist. Holley
holds a master of arts in journalism from the University of
Oklahoma. She also received a bachelor of arts in political
science from the University of Central Oklahoma. Holley
serves on the Messaging Taskforce for the National Council
of State Housing Agencies and is an active member of the
Public Relations Society of America.
A fourth generation Oklahoman, she lives in
south Oklahoma City.
Dennis
Shockley
has a 29-year career in public service. He currently serves
as executive director of the Oklahoma Housing Finance
Agency, a position he has held for 10 years. Previously, he
served in several positions in state and local government in
Kansas, including Undersecretary for Housing at the Kansas
Department of Commerce & Housing. Dennis holds a PhD in
History from Kansas State University and has taught at
several colleges and universities in Kansas and Oklahoma. In
1999 he completed the Program for Senior Executives in State
and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University. He is on the Board of
Directors of the National Council of State Housing Agencies.
He resides in Edmond, Oklahoma, with his wife
Janet. The Shockleys have one son, Mark.
About the Publisher
As Oklahoma’s largest provider of affordable
housing, OHFA offers 11 housing programs ranging from “OHFA
Advantage” for home ownership to housing development and
rental assistance. For more information about OHFA and its
programs and services, visit
www.ohfa.org.
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How We
Lived -- Book Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; 1st edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979976707
ISBN-13: 978-0979976704
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