Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Bickham, Jack M.
Contributed by Lise DeShea
Jack M. Bickham (b. 02 Sept 1930 in Columbus, Ohio) was a novelist and David Ross Boyd professor of journalism at the University of Oklahoma, where he taught professional writing. He produced about 80 books (mostly novels, but also some books on writing fiction) in about 40 years. His books included The Apple Dumpling Gang, which became a Disney film. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame. Shortly after his death from lymphoma on 25 July 1997 in Norman, Oklahoma, he was honored with the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Center for the Book.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
