Western Oklahoma can usually be defined as all territory west of Interstate 35, and west of Oklahoma City.
It is usually broken up into two primary regions: Northwestern Oklahoma and Southwestern Oklahoma.
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Coordinates: 35°30′N 99°00′W / 35.5°N 99.0°W / 35.5; -99.0
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“Practically everyone now bemoans Western mans sense of alienation, lack of community, and inability to find ways of organizing society for human ends. We have reached the end of the road that is built on the set of traits held out for male identityadvance at any cost, pay any price, drive out all competitors, and kill them if necessary.”
—Jean Baker Miller (20th century)
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—M.F.K. Fisher (19081992)