The Cherokee kid: Will Rogers, tribal identity, and the making of an American icon

"Ware's book challenges the common view that famous Oklahoman humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) was disengaged from his Cherokee roots and/or that those roots were superfluous at best. Amy Ware, on the contrary, argues that Rogers's legitimate Cherokee heritage remained a self-defining...

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Main Author: Ware, Amy M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas University Press of Kansas [2015]
Series:CultureAmerica
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Summary:"Ware's book challenges the common view that famous Oklahoman humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) was disengaged from his Cherokee roots and/or that those roots were superfluous at best. Amy Ware, on the contrary, argues that Rogers's legitimate Cherokee heritage remained a self-defining aspect of his life, his work, and his principles"..
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-300) and index
Physical Description:x, 317 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte 24 cm
ISBN:9780700621002

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