Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Anderson, Gary Clayton (1948-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Will Rogers and his America [Texte imprimé] / by Gary Clayton Anderson ; with a new afterword ; preface by Mark C. Carnes

Publication : Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2023

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvii-225 p.) : ill. ; 21 cm

Note(s) : Includes study and discussion questions. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Born on a farm in rural Oklahoma, Will Rogers shared his rural, agricultural beginnings with a majority of Americans at the turn of the century. But Rogers brought his small-town talents to a national audience, becoming a mainstay of early American mass culture. Though Rogers is remembered today for his success in vaudeville and the nascent American film industry, history has largely forgotten his considerable influence as a political commentator, which Anderson explores at length. Rogers' contributions to early American mass culture, the catalog of powerful personages that he counted among his friends, and his extensive writings about the political issues of the day make Rogers an ideal figure through which to explore the American interwar period. College students will relate well to Rogers, whose political opinions evolved as he gained exposure to people, places, things and ideas beyond rural Oklahoma. Rogers' conflicted relationship with his American Indian heritage also provides a window on the history of race relations in America ; "This biography explores Will Rogers's contributions to American mass culture during the interwar period through his success in vaudeville and the early film industry, his extensive writings about the political issues of the day, and his evolving political commentary"

Autre(s) auteur(s) : Carnes, Mark Christopher (1950-....). Préfacier  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Sujet(s) : Rogers, Will (1879-1935)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Civilisation -- États-Unis -- 1918-1945  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Genre ou forme : Biographie  Voir les notices liées en tant que genre ou forme

Indice(s) Dewey :  792.702 8092 (23e éd.) = Spectacles de variété et danse théâtrale - Jeu et interprétation - Biographie  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780806191768. - ISBN 0806191767

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb472571165

Notice n° :  FRBNF47257116 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : Introduction : Will Rogers and "his" America ; Will Rogers, the opening act ; The pursuit of fame ; The renaissance ; A liberal in an illiberal age ; Will Rogers, the journalist ; Will Rogers and the new liberalism ; Epilogue.