ROGERS-ISMS. THE COWBOY PHILOSOPHER ON PROHIBITION
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1919). Nate Collier. First Edition. Hardcover. Decorated green and white boards lettered in black. Illustrated with a frontispiece of Rogers. The great American humorist's take on Prohibition. SIGNED "Will Rogers" with the notation "Sincerely yours" by the author on the front endpaper. Rogers was born in Indian Territory in 1879 and had some Native American blood in his veins. He began in vaudeville and moved on to motion pictures, a career that was cut short when he died in a small plane crash in 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska. Perhaps he was best known, however, for his syndicated newspaper column which had such a massive following that the proposition that he run for President was once seriously advanced. His saying, "All I know is what I read in the newspapers," became a popular catchword of the times. Books signed or inscribed by this most popular of American humorists and member of the Cherokee Nation are uncommon. Light wear to the corners and the tips of the spine which is sunned. Very Good, lacking a dustwrapper. Item #020419
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