State leader rose above humble start
From his birth in a log cabin, to a multimillion-dollar fortune and the title of "uncrowned king of the Senate,” Robert S. Kerr 's story could rival the against-all-odds story of Horatio Alger .
Along the way to success as an oilman, Oklahoma governor and U.S. senator, Kerr encountered triumph and tragedy in his dramatic role in the history of Oklahoma.
"He has climbed farther from such humble real estate t...
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