This study examines the importance of the American West in Will Rogers' early professional life. More specifically, it addresses the role of the mythical, legendary image of the American western frontier in establishing Will Rogers as a significant figure in American popular culture in the early twentieth century. The mythical image of the American West served as a means for which Will Rogers was able to attain popularity in his early life as a Wild West and vaudeville performer from 1902 to 1914.Histor
For the last quarter of the 19th century, in places such as New York, Chicago, California, London, G...
My project explores how and why William F. Buffalo Bill Cody glorified the military\u27s wars agai...
Ben Yagoda has produced an excellent biography of Oklahoma\u27s Will Rogers, the All American Commo...
Article depicts the period of time Will Rogers, "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", spent performing in a Wil...
This senior thesis, Will Rogers: Native American Cowboy, Philosopher, and Presidential Advisor, pres...
This presentation explores the myth of frontier in regards to both the myth’s creation and in regard...
textThis dissertation is the first historical-cultural exploration of the ways tribal customs made t...
This dissertation examines how frontier narratives interacted with discourses of American boyhood to...
From 1883 until 1913, Buffalo Bill's Wild West attracted fifty million people in more than one thous...
Introduction: Of all the archetypes and folk heroes that populate American culture, none looms large...
215 pagesOn the border between Beadle & Adam’s dime novel and Edwin Porter’s ground-breaking film, T...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-100)The genesis of the American cowboy figure we know ...
The frontier: a space of endless opportunity, where rugged individuals tamed the wilderness and buil...
The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the sh...
Just as perspective on the nation\u27s history must not be lost when studying a region, it is necess...
For the last quarter of the 19th century, in places such as New York, Chicago, California, London, G...
My project explores how and why William F. Buffalo Bill Cody glorified the military\u27s wars agai...
Ben Yagoda has produced an excellent biography of Oklahoma\u27s Will Rogers, the All American Commo...
Article depicts the period of time Will Rogers, "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", spent performing in a Wil...
This senior thesis, Will Rogers: Native American Cowboy, Philosopher, and Presidential Advisor, pres...
This presentation explores the myth of frontier in regards to both the myth’s creation and in regard...
textThis dissertation is the first historical-cultural exploration of the ways tribal customs made t...
This dissertation examines how frontier narratives interacted with discourses of American boyhood to...
From 1883 until 1913, Buffalo Bill's Wild West attracted fifty million people in more than one thous...
Introduction: Of all the archetypes and folk heroes that populate American culture, none looms large...
215 pagesOn the border between Beadle & Adam’s dime novel and Edwin Porter’s ground-breaking film, T...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-100)The genesis of the American cowboy figure we know ...
The frontier: a space of endless opportunity, where rugged individuals tamed the wilderness and buil...
The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the sh...
Just as perspective on the nation\u27s history must not be lost when studying a region, it is necess...
For the last quarter of the 19th century, in places such as New York, Chicago, California, London, G...
My project explores how and why William F. Buffalo Bill Cody glorified the military\u27s wars agai...
Ben Yagoda has produced an excellent biography of Oklahoma\u27s Will Rogers, the All American Commo...