Kingfish, Richard D. White, Jr.
Kingfish, Richard D. White, Jr.
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Kingfish
The Reign of Huey P. Long

Author: Richard D. White, Jr.

Narrator: Patrick Cullen

Unabridged: 11 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

In this powerful new biography, Richard D. White, Jr., brings Huey Long to life in all his blazing, controversial glory. From the moment he took office as governor in 1928 to the day an assassins bullet cut him down in1935, Huey Long wielded all but dictatorial control over the state of Louisiana.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on June 04, 2019

There’ll be peace without end Every neighbor a friend And every man a king! - Huey Long campaign song, composed by Huey Long THE LOST ART OF THE POLITICAL INSULT Let’s start with the fun part. In those days, the 20s and 30s, they had a real gift for insulting their political opponents. I don’t hear that......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on May 25, 2022

Not until 2016 was there ever a more flamboyant, ostentatious, and pretentious S.O.B. in American politics. Huey P. Long proved that if you can buffalo the barely literate into thinking you have their best interests at heart, you can go quite far in this country—even if you have the scruples of a vo......more

Goodreads review by Marc on November 02, 2017

I hesitated before reading "The Reign of Huey P. Long" since a Pulitzer Price winning biography based on oral history on Long's life was also tempting. But now I don't regret in because diving in White's portrait of the Kingfish was a real pleasure. First and foremost, I learned about how state poli......more