Will Rogers: A Political Life

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Price
$29.95  $27.85
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
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Pages
380
Dimensions
6.5 X 9.4 X 1.3 inches | 1.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780896726765
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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.
Reviews
"John Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Molly Ivins owe a debt to Rogers, as does Rush Limbaugh when he's actually funny and not just mean. But in his day, Rogers was bigger than all of them. . . . Proving one unelected man's influence isn't easy, but White makes a convincing case that Rogers had plenty." --New York Times Book Review--John Schwartz"New York Times Book Review" (03/27/2011)
"[A] welcome and necessary book. . . . White's valuable and timely study will reintroduce a wide range of readers to the man who . . . exercised the political power of laughter borne not of cynicism or enmity, but celebratory democracy." --Journal of American History--Peter M. Robinson"Journal of American History" (10/01/2012)
[A] welcome and necessary book. . . . White s valuable and timely study will reintroduce a wide range of readers to the man who . . . exercised the political power of laughter borne not of cynicism or enmity, but celebratory democracy. Journal of American History--Peter M. Robinson"Journal of American History" (10/01/2012)"
John Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Molly Ivins owe a debt to Rogers, as does Rush Limbaugh when he s actually funny and not just mean. But in his day, Rogers was bigger than all of them. . . . Proving one unelected man s influence isn t easy, but White makes a convincing case that Rogers had plenty. -New York Times Book Review--John Schwartz"New York Times Book Review" (03/27/2011)"