| Will Rogers: A Biography Contributor(s): Yagoda, Ben (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806132388 ISBN-13: 9780806132389 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: In a "superbly researched biography of Will Rogers" ("Los Angeles Times"), "Yagoda offers an utterly thorough, brilliant taking-apart of the unique Rogers persona" ("Kirkus Reviews"). 85 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Performing Arts | Comedy - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99056657 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.1" W x 9.46" (1.40 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Will Rogers was a true American icon. His newspaper column was read daily by 40 million people, and as radio entertainer, lecturer, movies star, and homespun sage, he was one of our most popular entertainers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yagoda, Ben: - Ben Yagoda is Associate Professor of English and Journalism at the University of Delaware. He is the coeditor of The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism and is the author of a forthcoming history of The New Yorker. |