Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780812973839ISBN-10:812973836UPC:9780812973839Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Corruption & Misconduct, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.10 x 5.26 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC1ACBS6BX
From the moment he took office as governor in 1928 to the day an assassin's bullet cut him down in 1935, Huey Long wielded all but dictatorial control over the state of Louisiana. A man of shameless ambition and ruthless vindictiveness, Long orchestrated elections, hired and fired thousands at will, and deployed the state militia as his personal police force. And yet, paradoxically, as governor...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780812973839ISBN-10:812973836UPC:9780812973839Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Corruption & Misconduct, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.10 x 5.26 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC1ACBS6BX
Richard D. White, Jr., is a professor of public administration at Louisiana State University and the author of Roosevelt the Reformer: Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner 1889--1895. He lives in Baton Rouge.
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