Ann Patton

04/03/2022

What a surprise to find this exceptional review of my Klan book in the newsletter of a nearby Florida AAUW. I don't know who to thank but THANK YOU!

From the Lake/Sumter counties AAUW newsletter April 2022

GREAT READ FROM THE DEI COMMITTEE
Those who attended the “Uproot Prejudice: Conversations for Change” presentation on March 5 at the Wildwood Community Center heard Ann Patton tell the intriguing story of David Curtis Stephenson, who built the Ku Klux Klan into a political powerhouse in

Indiana during the 1920s. Ann’s non-fiction book Unmasked covers all the details of this gripping tale, which offers important lessons relevant to present-day America. The book includes a foreword by Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the country’s leading anti-Klan organization. The book is available to order from amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and Ann’s website www.AnnPatton.net.

Unmasked: The Rise & Fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan
by Ann Patton
The 1920s K*K was not your grandpa’s 1800s Klan, which was
created after the Civil War to hold on to power by terrorizing Black former slaves by any means possible. The second K*K was re-created as a money-making fraternity and cynically sold through the then-new science of public relations. The result: a secret fraternity that captured the fancy of mainstream America. If you wanted to belong and progress in your town, you had better join the Klan. The high point came in 1925, when a throng of 60,000 Klan members marched through Washington, D.C. Membership was estimated at some 3 million across the USA, strongest in the basin stretching from Texas through Ohio.
The self-taught editor of small Oklahoma newspapers, David C. Stephenson became a mesmerizing orator and was assigned to “klux” Indiana. He cleverly absorbed the Protestant church, law enforcement, womenfolk, and ultimately, even the Republican
party of Indiana into his Klan. Things were going great, for both the Klan and Stephenson. What could go wrong? Plenty.

Ann Patton tells the story in unflinching prose, as public horror at a sensational r**e and murder finally stirs a nation in the grips of the Klan phenomenon. The reputation of the Klan was tarnished. Slowly, a majority of Americans began to reject Klan-style
violence, bigotry, torture, lynching, and intimidation.

Author, Journalist, Activist

12/07/2019

Here is a collection of Ann's five books, collected for fun and for a donation to our church auction soon.

05/31/2016

Exciting news! Popular guitarist Rod Ruthrauff is joining the Tulsa book tour for "UNMASKED! The Rise & Fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan."
This talented musician, of Salvatierra, Mexico, and Tulsa, will perform blues, jazz, bluegrass, and Western swing songs during three of Ann Patton's book signing events:
- Wed., June 1, 4-7 pm – Ida Red Boutique, 3336 S. Peoria
- Sat., June 4, 1-3 pm - Tulsa Historical Society, 2445 S. Peoria Ave.
- Sun., June 5, 2-4 pm – Barnes & Noble, 41st and Yale.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! — with Rod Ruthrauff.

05/25/2016

Here is a link to my book interview today with Rich Fisher at KWGS.org. Thank you, Rich!

On this installment of StudioTulsa, we welcome Ann Patton back to our show. Patton is known locally for the many years she spent in Tulsa as an author,

05/25/2016

Lucky me. Despite my disabling life-long microphone-phobia, I am actually looking forward to a chance to visit with the awesome Rich Fisher today at KWGS -- Tulsa's radio station for thinking folk. Not sure when this 30-minute segment of Studio Tulsa will air, but I am guessing at 11:30 am CT today, plus archived on their site:

StudioTulsa features down-to-earth interviews that make sense of complex issues and offer new perspectives on topics we might take for granted. It's

05/24/2016

My good friend Carlos Carlos Moreno has set me up with a Twitter account, which is a new adventure for me. People are already adding fascinating new content.
For those of you who tweet (wonder if I am saying this correctly?), the name is . Would love to be in twitter touch with you.

05/21/2016

Here's the schedule for major Tulsa book events, as it now stands.
Hope to see you there!
for "UNMASKED! The Rise & Fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan.
Details at UnmaskedK*K.net"
-Sat., May 21, 1-3 pm - Book launch at Decopolis Books, 502 S. Boston Ave.
- Sat., May 28, 1-3 pm - Book signing at Florence Park Cafe, 3144 E. 15th St.
- Sun, May 29, 9:30 am - 1 pm - Book signing at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2951 S. Peoria Ave.
-Wed June 1, 4-7 pm – Ida Red Boutique, 3336 S. Peoria Ave.
- Sat., June 4, 1-3 pm - Book Signing at Tulsa Historical Society, 2445 S. Peoria Ave.

05/13/2016

Here's an experiment, thanks to Kim Fuller -- an op ed I just posted to Buzzfeed. Let's see if it works
https://www.buzzfeed.com/annpatton37/1920s-kkk-has-lessons-for-2016-election-2cqkd

05/11/2016

ANNOUNCING that a my new book has been published and is available as an ebook -- soon as a printed book, too. UNMASKED! The Rise & Fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan. We hope to go to Tulsa next week for a fast launch -- will try to post a news release with some details. For more info and how to get a copy, see www.UnmaskedK*K.net and www.BarnesandNoble.com.
Here is link to Amazon.com -- I am getting stunning reviews, better than the book. http://www.amazon.com/Unmasked-Rise-Fall-1920s-Klux-ebook/dp/B01EIS7F16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461953350&sr=8-1&keywords=unmasked%21+The+rise+%26+fall+of+the+1920s+Ku+Klux+Klan

UNMASKED! The Rise & Fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan by Ann Patton tells the gripping tale of the roaring ‘20s K*K, its mesmerizing young leader David Curtis Stephenson, his rise to soaring power, and the brutal r**e and murder that killed his Klan empire. This true crime book of no...

01/21/2015

Love this cover shot I got after one of the Moore tornadoes - the guy had just crawled out of his shelter (after Fire cleared off enough debris to free him) and was dazed to see what the tornado did to his world.
After nearly two years' work, our safe room report is now available in draft form. It analyzes tornado safe rooms in Oklahoma and includes far-reaching recommendations for increasing the numbers of people protected in severe storms.
The Natural Hazard Mitigation Association is requesting public comment while it is reviewed by FEMA. Written by me, Alessandra Jerolleman, and Tim Lovell, with a preface by Ed Thomas, it is very much a labor of love. To comment, contact [email protected]. Special thanks to all who helped with the important project, including some among of my facebook friends!

Hide From the Wind: Tornado Safe Rooms in Central Oklahoma NHMA is proud to present this safe room report in cooperation with FEMA. This report elucidates the path taken towards a safe room program that has protected thousands in the United States who face a severe risk of tornadic activity. Addit…

01/14/2015

thank you, Ray Pearcey, for this interesting recommendation for The Tulsa River book --
A new day
Five issues that should be on Tulsa’s radar in 2015
BY RAY PEARCEY
Jan. 7, 2015 – Tulsa Voice

2 // A critical river review
We need sensible, achievable, affordable objectives for making the Arkansas River a greater asset. We also need clarity on the cross-impacts of the damming/engineering schemes under consideration, particularly as they affect Tulsa’s ever-present floodplain management challenge. Veteran engineer and former Public Works director Charlie Hardt is also a hydrologist. Prior to his tenure at City Hall, Hardt spent much of his career in engineering, consulting for flood management in U.S. cities. Along with land-use planner Ron Flanagan and writer and public policy expert Ann Patton, Hardt has played a major role in Tulsa’s decades-long flood management efforts. Patton wrote the book, “The Tulsa River,” an extremely thoughtful meditation on Tulsa’s intimate and longstanding connection to the Arkansas River, which I highly recommend. Recently, Hardt has spoken publicly about the dangers of over-developing the river. His conclusions are sobering and ought to play a hefty role in the ongoing deliberations about the future of the river and the various capital projects being discussed.

http://www.thetulsavoice.com/January-A-2015/A-new-day/

Five issues that should be on Tulsa’s radar in 2015

01/05/2015

Looking foward to speaking about The Tulsa River with Dr. Ed Rossman to this fine group, Sustainable Tulsa, at 11:30 am Thursday at Foolish Things Coffee, 10th and Main.

Come and share about your upcoming sustainability events. 1st Thursdays! is a great place to network and connect. Join us January 8th (And yes this is the second Thursday of January, but you would be in your jammies on the 1st !)

12/06/2014

Ann Patton will combine book signing events with informal discussions about the past, present and future of the Arkansas River and its relationship to Tulsa. These events will feature conversations between Patton and city officials.

11/17/2014

Don't miss it - hope to see you there!

Mayor LaFortune wrote the foreword to The Tulsa River, and interviews with Mayor Savage and Mr. Hardt are featured in the book. Speakers will share their stories about growing up in a river town and historic events such as the creation of River Parks and the 1986 flood, as well as their visions for…

10/23/2014

http://recoverydiva.com/author/recoverydiva/
THANK YOU, Claire Rubin, for this beautiful book review for "The Tulsa River" in your blog, "Disaster Diva." Claire's blog is the most respected and widely read among the nation's leading experts in disaster management. Honored to be included today!
Book Review: The Tulsa River
by recoverydiva
Book Review
The Tulsa River, written by local author Ann Patton, was issued in time to mark the 28th anniversary of Tulsa’s 1986 river flood. It is a beautifully illustrated, soft-cover book, 11 x 8 ½ inches.
The new book features stories about Tulsa’s life with the Arkansas River. It is available as a limited first edition, from the website TulsaRiver.net.
According to the author,
“The Tulsa River tells the story of our city’s struggle to live in harmony with our river, which lured mankind to this spot on earth, shaped our town, occasionally terrorized and often sustained us, and promises to gather our diverse peoples together,” *** “We spent two years living with and learning about our river, and the more we learned, the more there was to explore and understand. This book is, simply, a labor of love for our river and our community.”
It’s a natural and civic story of the river from its beginning millions of years ago in snow packs of the Colorado Rockies, as the river carved its way through the now-buried Tulsa Mountains and found its way to the Mississippi River in Arkansas. The story ends with the promise of A Gathering Place and River Parks, with Tulsans describing their diverse ideas for the future.
For someone like the Diva, who has never been in Tulsa, the book provided a delightful opportunity to visit vicariously and read the stories of some local people.
Ann Patton is a Tulsa-based author and consultant with 45 years' experience in writing, consulting, and community activities. She is a long-time friend and professional associate of the Diva's.

Long-term recovery from disasters

09/28/2014

THANK YOU, Tulsa World, for this great story today about our book, "The Tulsa River," and our preview party today on the river, 3-5 pm, 41st & Riverside. Hope to see you all there. It's going to be a beautiful day on the Tulsa River!
storyhttp://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/books/new-book-tells-story-of-arkansas-river-development-in-tulsa/article_493160a1-2075-5f21-a3d7-2e7e6ff4c685.html?mode=image&photo=1

"The Tulsa River" will officially be launched with an event 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the QuikTrip Pavilion in River Parks, 41st Street and Riverside Drive.