Rogers-Isms: The Cowboy Philosopher on Prohibition

by Will Rogers

52 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1919

About the author

People noted wry homespun commentary of American humorist William Penn Adair Rogers, known as Will, on society and politics.

This Cherokee cowboy, comedian, vaudeville performer, and actor fathered Will Rogers Jr., the congressman and veteran of World War II.

A mother bore Rogers, known as favorite son of Oklahoma, into a prominent family. This world-famous figure traveled around the world three times, made 50 silent films and 21 "talkie" movies, and wrote more than four thousand nationally-syndicated newspaper columns.

The American people adored Rogers, the top-paid movie star in Hollywood at the time before the mid-1930s. Rogers died with aviator Wiley Post, whose small airplane crashed near Barrow, Alaska territory.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book going through some of my grandfather's stuff. A collection of witticisms by Mr. Rogers. Some are pretty funny, others are really dated. One I enjoyed was "Instead of weddings being jolly parties, From now on they are going to be as they should, very solemn affairs,"
Pretty good humor book for being written in 1919.