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Steven Watts has written seven books, including biographies of Walt Disney, Henry Ford, Hugh Hefner, Dale Carnegie, and John F. Kennedy. He has written for The Atlantic, National Review, Newsweek, Salon, and The American Spectator, and has appeared on NPR, C-Span, BBC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, Fox, and Bloomberg News. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri.'Steven Watts is a master of the biographer's art. Drawing a bead on Will Rogers, Citizen Cowboy hits the bull's eye. It is a triumph of imaginative research, vigorous writing, and fresh insights into a man whose career casts unprecedented light on the earliest years of our own time.' Jackson Lears, author of Animal Spirits: The American Search for Vitality from Camp Meeting to Wall Street
'Citizen Cowboy is a masterful portrait of the most popular humorist in American history. As Watts brilliantly illuminates, Rogers-a Cherokee from Oklahoma-skewed pomposity in all its high-toned and narrow-minded guises with his folksy personal style and remains a national treasure. Highly recommended!' Douglas Brinkley, author of Cronkite
'Will Rogers, with his swirling lariat and comedic wit, was one of America's greatest characters. Steven Watts, a master biographer, illuminates Rogers' down-home charm, his capacious love of life, and the reasons so many Americans found both humor and solace in Rogers' torrent of seemingly off-handed remarks about their nation's tumultuous times. A delight to read.' David Farber, author of Everybody Ought to be Rich: The Life and Times of John J. Rascob, Capitalist
'This study of an American icon is exceptional-well researched, written, and presented. It documents well how Will's life touched a vast number and array of fellow citizens in his day and continues to have meaning to Americans today. I congratulate the author of this fine work.' Steven Gragert, editor of The Papers of Will Rogers, Will Rogers' Weekly Articles, and Will Rogers' Daily