The Illiterate Digest

Will Rogers

Idioma: English

Género(s): Humor No ficción

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1. Two Letters and a Dedication
2. Introduction
3. Breaking Into the Writing Game
4. Settling the Corset Problem of This Country
5. How to Tell a Butler, And Other Etiquette
6. Defending My Soup Plate Position
7. Helping the Girls With Their Income Taxes
8. The Greatest Document in American Literature
9. Prospectus for “The Remodeled Chewing Gum Corporation”
10. Inside Stuff on the Total Eclipse
11. It’s Time Somebody Said a Word for California
12. Promoting the Oceanless One-Piece Suit
13. Warning to Jokers: Lay Off the Prince
14. Spring Is Here, With Poems and Bath Tubs
15. My Ford and Other Political Self-Starters
16. Wilson Could Laugh at a Joke on Himself
17. A Job With the James Family
18. Let’s Treat Our Presidents Like Human Beings
19. What With Fruit Juice and Consomme, It Was a Wild Party
20. What We Need Is More Fred Stones
21. One Oil Lawyer Per Barrel
22. Another Confession in the Oil Scandal
23. The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth
24. Well, Who Is Prunes?
25. Politics Getting Ready to Jell
26. Two Long-Lost Friends Found at Last
27. They Nominated Everybody But The Four Horsemen
28. In the Midst of a 7-Year Hitch
29. “Will Rogers, Jr.” Reports the Convention For His Father, Worn Out By Long Service
30. Roping a Critic
31. “The World Tomorrow,” After the Manner of Great Journalists
32. Settling the Affairs of the World in My Own Way
33. A Skinny Dakota Kid Who Made Good
34. Taking the Cure, By the Shores of Cat Creek

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In "The Illiterate Digest," the renowned humorist Will Rogers makes his characteristically gentle but insightful commentary on American culture, society, daily life, and, last but not least, politics. As a collection of social commentaries from the early 20th century America, it touches upon the political issues of the time, such as the prohibition and the oil lease scandal, as well as more day-to-day topics, such as corsets and restaurant etiquette. Regardless of whether he is poking fun at politicians or questioning unnecessary formalities, his genuine sense of care and self-deprecating attitude come through in this collection. (Summary by S. Emily Lee)