Ben Yagoda is Associate Professor of English and Journalism at the University of Delaware. He is the coeditor of The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism and is the author of a forthcoming history of The New Yorker.
[A] superbly researched biography of Will Rogers.--Los Angeles
Times
Rogers emodied old-time values, yet he 'opportunistically' embraced
the new mass-culture media. Apostle of decency, he headlined in the
'all-but pornographic' Ziegfeld Follies. Yagoda...has written the
fullest biography of thie AMerican icon, a resonant portrait imbued
with Roger's irreverent spirit, yet attuned to both the strengths
and limitations of his commonsense, crackerbarrel world view.
--Publishers Weekly
Someone has finally written a good biography od Will Rogers....It's
a delight to be reminded that political humor without meanness of
spirit is not only possible, but indeed is a great American
tradition. Politicians and all who labor with them will relish Ben
Yagoda's Will Rogers, but so will those who enjoy show biz tidbits
and vaudeville history.--New York Times Book Review
Yagoda offers an utterly thorough, brilliant taking-apart of the
unique Rogers persona....So immediate you can scratch a match on
his boot sole.--Kirkus Reviews
[A] superbly researched biography of Will Rogers.--Los Angeles
Times
Rogers emodied old-time values, yet he 'opportunistically'
embraced the new mass-culture media. Apostle of decency, he
headlined in the 'all-but pornographic' Ziegfeld Follies.
Yagoda...has written the fullest biography of thie AMerican icon, a
resonant portrait imbued with Roger's irreverent spirit, yet
attuned to both the strengths and limitations of his commonsense,
crackerbarrel world view. --Publishers Weekly
Someone has finally written a good biography od Will
Rogers....It's a delight to be reminded that political humor
without meanness of spirit is not only possible, but indeed is a
great American tradition. Politicians and all who labor with them
will relish Ben Yagoda's Will Rogers, but so will those who enjoy
show biz tidbits and vaudeville history.--New York Times Book
Review
Yagoda offers an utterly thorough, brilliant taking-apart of the unique Rogers persona....So immediate you can scratch a match on his boot sole.--Kirkus Reviews
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