Will Rogers (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard M. Ketchum
- First Published: 1973
- Time of Work: 1879–1935
- Setting: Oklahoma and various locales worldwide
- Principal Characters: Will Rogers, Betty Blake Rogers, Clement Vann Rogers, Zach Mulhall, Fred Stone, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., Will Durant, Wiley Post, Ed Borein
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Traveling or travelers, Authors or writers, Rural or country life, Writing, Native Americans or American Indians, Entertaining or entertainers, Cowboys or cowgirls, Horses, Biography, Comedy, Humorists, Rope, Comedians, Vaudeville, Livestock
- Locales: Oklahoma
Form and Content
Will Rogers: His Life and Times, by Richard M. Ketchum, is divided into twenty-three chapters, each titled by one of Rogers’ more famous quotations. The biography is chronological, although it contains many stops along the way that provide parallel historical narratives. For example, a brief history of Wiley Post and his accomplishments is inserted into the narrative just prior to the account of the airplane crash that killed both Post and Rogers. A multitude of archival photographs add interest to the text; some pages are devoted entirely to...
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