Boom Town
The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, its Chaotic Founding… its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis
By Sam Anderson
About the book
The Land Run of 1889 gave Oklahoma City a chaotic birth, and Sam Anderson argues that the city has been torn ever since between wild ambition and the forces of order. His debut takes up the Thunder's 2012-13 season, which began with general manager Sam Presti trading James Harden days before the first game, a bet on his patient approach known as the Process. The same year brought urban planning battles and devastating tornadoes. Anderson, a New York Times Magazine staff writer, blends urban studies, sports reporting, gonzo memoir and American history, with a cast including Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and Wayne Coyne.
Basketball player and broadcaster Bill Walton called Anderson a visionary and a master wordsmith who understands a complex, foundational history.
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Bill Walton (Basketball Player/TV Sportscaster/Author)
Sam Anderson is a visionary artist who sees what others can’t; he’s a master wordsmith who creates beauty and light from confusion and plunging darkness; he's our tour guide to a better tomorrow because he understands a complex and foundational history that is our launching pad to new and unexplored universes.
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