Cowboy Philosopher And Humorist Will Rogers Research Paper
On this day, the cowboy philosopher and humorist Will Rogers, one of the most beloved entertainers of the early 20th century, is born on a ranch in Cherokee Indian territory.
The son of a venerated commixed-blood Cherokee couple, William Penn Adair Rogers grew up riding and roping on the plains of Oklahoma. A nonchalant student, he earned only average grades in school, but he was by no designates the ill-inculcated mundane man that he later relished to pretend. He was, in fact, highly literate and well read. In 1898, he left his family ranch to work as a Texas cowboy, and then peregrinated to Argentina where he spent a few months as a gaucho. But Rogers discovered his authentic aptitude when he joined Texas Jack’s Wild West show in 1902 as
The son of a venerated commixed-blood Cherokee couple, William Penn Adair Rogers grew up riding and roping on the plains of Oklahoma. A nonchalant student, he earned only average grades in school, but he was by no designates the ill-inculcated mundane man that he later relished to pretend. He was, in fact, highly literate and well read. In 1898, he left his family ranch to work as a Texas cowboy, and then peregrinated to Argentina where he spent a few months as a gaucho. But Rogers discovered his authentic aptitude when he joined Texas Jack’s Wild West show in 1902 as