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The Cherokee Kid. Will Rogers, Tribal Identity, and the Making of an American Icon.
Amy M. Ware
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Description for The Cherokee Kid. Will Rogers, Tribal Identity, and the Making of an American Icon.
Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Early in the twentieth century, the political humorist Will Rogers was arguably the most famous cowboy in America. And though most in his vast audience didn’t know it, he was also the most famous Indian of his time. Those who know of Rogers’s Cherokee heritage and upbringing tend to minimize its importance, or to imagine that Rogers himself did so—notwithstanding his avowal in interviews: “I’m a Cherokee and they’re the finest Indians in the World.” The truth is, throughout his adult life and his work the Oklahoma cowboy made much of his American Indian background. And in doing so, as ... Read more
Early in the twentieth century, the political humorist Will Rogers was arguably the most famous cowboy in America. And though most in his vast audience didn’t know it, he was also the most famous Indian of his time. Those who know of Rogers’s Cherokee heritage and upbringing tend to minimize its importance, or to imagine that Rogers himself did so—notwithstanding his avowal in interviews: “I’m a Cherokee and they’re the finest Indians in the World.” The truth is, throughout his adult life and his work the Oklahoma cowboy made much of his American Indian background. And in doing so, as ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
CultureAmerica
Number of Pages
400
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700621002
SKU
V9780700621002
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About Amy M. Ware
Amy M. Ware holds her PhD in American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
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