Will Rogers: A Political Life by White, Richard D.
Will Rogers: A Political Life by White, Richard D.

Will Rogers: A Political Life

He was the top male box office attraction at the movies, one of the most widely read...
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Author: Richard D. White
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Language: English
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Will Rogers: A Political Life by White, Richard D.

Will Rogers: A Political Life

$67.83
Will Rogers: A Political Life by White, Richard D.

Will Rogers: A Political Life

$67.83
Author: Richard D. White
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
He was the top male box office attraction at the movies, one of the most widely read newspaper columnists in America, a radio commentator with an audience of more than 60 million, and a globetrotting speaker who filled lecture halls across the land. But how did humorist Will Rogers also become one of the most powerful political figures of his day? From just before World War I, through the Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, and the Great Depression, Rogers provided a refreshing yet sobering appraisal of current events and public policy. Through him, millions formed their opinion of President Wilson's quest for a League of Nations, debated freedom of speech and religion during the Scopes Monkey Trial, questioned the success of several disarmament conferences, took pity upon the sufferers of the Great Flood of 1927, and tried to grasp the awful reality of the Great Depression. Rogers visited Washington often to attend congressional sessions and official receptions, testify at hearings, meet with cabinet officers, and speak at the exclusive Gridiron and Alfalfa Clubs. His open access to the Oval Office, the Senate cloakroom, and other inner sancta of national power was unmatched for someone not holding public office. In this groundbreaking biography Richard D. White argues that the nation's most popular entertainer was not only an incisive political commentator but also a significant influence upon national leaders and their decisions. When Will Rogers perished in a plane crash in Alaska in 1935, Americans lost their most popular and beloved humorist, a man who put smiles on their faces, took their minds off war and depression and, for a moment, allowed them to laugh at his cracker-barrel humor and ultimately themselves. But Americans also lost their most trusted source of reason, a man who, more than any other, broke down the complex issues of the day and gave them a critically honest appraisal of American politics and world affairs.

Author: Richard D. White
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 02/10/2011
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780896726765


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Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2011 pg. 82
New York Times Book Review 03/27/2011 pg. 17
Choice 09/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 252

About the Author
Richard D. White, Jr., a former senior officer in the U.S. Coast Guard and icebreaker captain, received his Ph.D. from Penn State University. The author of Roosevelt the Reformer: Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner 1889 1895 and Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long, he is a professor of public administration and an associate dean at Louisiana State University. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana."
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