Will Rogers
Subtitle: a political life
By: Richard D. White, Jr
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lubbock
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9780896726765
Subjects: Entertainers; Political activity; Biography; American Humorists
Description: "A political biography of Will Rogers; argues that not only was Rogers the nation's most popular humorist, he was also his era's foremost political critic. Presents Rogers in a previously unexplored light: that of a true political insider with the power to shape public opinion and ultimately alter public policy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-329) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a voice of political stability; title: A funny man turns serious; title: Battling suffragettes and bootleggers; title: A political critic emerges; title: Rooting out political corruption; title: Nobody knows anything about Russia; title: The Mayor of Beverly Hills; title: The nation's number-one air passenger; title: This country is bigger than Wall Street; title: The dark humor of depression; title: Journey to the brink of war; title: No longer an impartial observer; title: The opening act for Franklin Roosevelt; title: Circling the globe again; title: and again; title: Postscript: setting of the midnight sun.