In this heartfelt tribute to the spirit and people of Oklahoma, one of the states most distinguished photojournalists shows that he is equally talented as a photographer and writer. Showcasing black-and-white photographs and fifty short essays, Shooting from the Hip portrays Oklahomas people, animals, lifestyles, landscapes, and weather in all their diversity. Cowboys, kids, tornados, trucks, rattlesnakes, fiddlers J. Don Cook has seen them all, and through his poignant essays, he allows us not only to see them but to understand them as he does.