ROGERS, Will.
Letters of a Self-made Diplomat to his President.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni , 1926.
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First Edition of Will Rogers' Letters of a Self-made Diplomat to his President
First edition of this collection of Rogers' political commentary, framed as open letters to Calvin Coolidge. Octavo in original cloth, with a sketch by Rea Irwin. Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Throughout the course of his career, American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator Will Rogers made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was hugely popular in the United States for his leading political wit and was the highest paid of Hollywood film stars. The New York Times syndicated his weekly newspaper column from 1922 to 1935. Going daily in 1926, his short column "Will Rogers Says" reached 40 million newspaper readers. He also wrote frequently for the mass-circulation upscale magazine The Saturday Evening Post. Rogers advised Americans to embrace the frontier values of neighborliness and democracy on the domestic front, while remaining clear of foreign entanglements.
Letters of a Self-made Diplomat to his President.
$75.00
Out of Stock
