000351590 000__ 01895cam\a2200301\a\4500 000351590 001__ 351590 000351590 005__ 20210513125937.0 000351590 008__ 101020s2011\\\\txua\\\\\b\\\s001\0beng\\ 000351590 010__ $$a 2010044608 000351590 020__ $$a9780896726765 (alk. paper) 000351590 020__ $$a0896726762 (alk. paper) 000351590 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn671491801 000351590 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dYDXCP$$dWIQ$$dCDX$$dBWX$$dIXA 000351590 043__ $$an-us--- 000351590 049__ $$aISEA 000351590 05000 $$aPN2287.R74$$bW45 2011 000351590 08200 $$a792.702/8092$$aB$$222 000351590 1001_ $$aWhite, Richard D.$$q(Richard Downing),$$d1945- 000351590 24510 $$aWill Rogers :$$ba political life /$$cRichard D. White, Jr. 000351590 260__ $$aLubbock :$$bTexas Tech University Press,$$cc2011. 000351590 300__ $$axxvii, 347 p. :$$bill. ;$$c25 cm. 000351590 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000351590 5050_ $$aIntroduction: a voice of political stability -- A funny man turns serious -- Battling suffragettes and bootleggers -- A political critic emerges -- Rooting out political corruption -- Nobody knows anything about Russia -- The Mayor of Beverly Hills -- The nation's number-one air passenger -- This country is bigger than Wall Street -- The dark humor of depression -- Journey to the brink of war -- No longer an impartial observer -- The opening act for Franklin Roosevelt -- Circling the globe again -- and again -- Postscript: setting of the midnight sun. 000351590 520__ $$a"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. 000351590 60010 $$aRogers, Will,$$d1879-1935. 000351590 60010 $$aRogers, Will,$$d1879-1935$$xPolitical activity. 000351590 650_0 $$aEntertainers$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000351590 650_0 $$aHumorists, American$$vBiography. 000351590 85200 $$bgen$$hPN2287.R74$$iW45$$i2011 000351590 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:351590$$pGLOBAL_SET 000351590 980__ $$aBIB 000351590 980__ $$aBOOK