Kingfish : the reign of Huey P. Long / Richard D. White, Jr.

Author:: White, Richard D. (Richard Downing), 1945-
Published:: New York : Random House, [2006]
Copyright Date:: ©2006
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: xii, 361 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents:

A wedded man with a storm for a bride -- I was born barefoot -- Schoolbooks, scandals, and skulduggery -- Enough money to burn a wet mule -- Bought like a sack of potatoes -- Green silk pajamas and a kidnapping -- Sell them plugs -- Witches bound at the stake -- Hattie and Huey -- Who is that awful man? -- A black eye for the kingfish -- Cut their nails and file their teeth -- A tax on lying -- Tear-dimmed eyes and hungry souls -- Nuts running America -- Struck like a rattlesnake.

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ISBN:

140006354X

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-344) and index.

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