The Oklahoma Bar Foundation will receive part of the proceeds from the sales of a book about Oklahoma's courthouses, which is slated for a November 1, 2010 release. The book titled, Oklahoma Courthouse Legends is the work of photographer David Fitzgerald and author and attorney Kent F. Frates.

In words and pictures, Oklahoma Courthouse Legends tells stories that are handed down and sometimes even embellished around Oklahoma’s courthouses. The book features a rich historical cast of fearless lawmen, ferocious prosecutors, noted judges, evil criminals and noteworthy lawyers. Marshall Bill Tighlman, “Machine Gun” Kelly, “Pretty Boy Floyd”, Temple Houston and Belle Starr are just some of the people chronicled in the book. You will also get a glimpse of the trial of Governor David Hall, the integration of Oklahoma University Law School, the capture of Timothy McVeigh and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s court appearances in the Sooner State.

Each courthouse’s appearance and character is captured by Fitzgerald’s photographs of Oklahoma’s 77 county courthouses and 4 United States District Courthouses.

For more information, and to order the book, visit CourthouseLegends.com.