This appealing new biography of Will Rogers chronicles the trajectory of his remarkable life. Written with engaging immediacy and filled with a wealth of delightful anecdotes, this lively portrait follows Rogers from his childhood in the Indian Territoty of what is now Oklahoma through his performing career to his astonishing influence as a "cowboy philosopher" columnist read by more than 40 million Americans. 30 halftone illustrations.
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This appealing new biography of Will Rogers chronicles the trajectory of his remarkable life. Written with engaging immediacy and filled with a wealth of delightful anecdotes, this lively portrait follows Rogers from his childhood in the Indian Territoty of what is now Oklahoma through his performing career to his astonishing influence as a "cowboy philosopher" columnist read by more than 40 million Americans. 30 halftone illustrations.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Good in Good jacket. Q5-DJ is mylar protected. DJ inside flaps are glued to the fixed endpapers, DJ and book have library markings, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. American Original succeeds most appealingly in bringing Will Rogers before us with all the spontaneity, intimacy, and honesty of a live performance. In it we are given front row seats to the life of a character unbashedly American and unforgettably original.
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Very good in good dust jacket. Slight dust jacket edge wear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Ex-Library First Edition. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Except for a few library stamps ans slight lean to spine, in Very nice condition. No lib pockets, cards, black-outs. Clean and otherwise unmarked, pages with no markings. The life of one of America's most beloved--and astute--humorists, b. 1879 d. 1935. His "gently lacerating wit" making fun of political figures of the day, presidents, Hollywood mogols, industrialists--yet charmed them all. Through dozens of films, newspapers columns, lectures and stage performances, he was well-known across America. He truly was an "American Original", 288 pages, indexed. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. 1996, Oxford University Press, New York.