The Day Huey Long Was Shot
...the republication of Zinman's book is a welcome event simply because he so skillfully recreates the insanity of Louisiana in 1935 ...Journalistic in style and tone. 'The Day Huey Long Was Shot,' is ultimately a fascinating examination of the insidious effects of a polarized body politic, and for that reason alone is an important work.  --Garry Boulard, New Orleans Times-Picayune...this classic 1963 work of reporting has been reissued with a new afterword in which the author sifts through recently discovered evidence from the killing ...You can take any side and enjoy this book. If anything, it is better now than when it originally appeared.  --American HeritageThough Zinman's revised book remains inconclusive, it's also a fascinating document about one of the most bizarre and mysterious incidents in American political history. It is as close to definitive as we are likely to come.  --Herman Trotter, The Buffalo NewsZinman writes with skill, and his prose is enlivened with an obvious personal interest in the subject. His interviews are excellent, and he has an even-handed objective reporter's approach that lends veracity to the book.  --Anne Price, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate