Edwin Edwards
Subtitle: governor of Louisiana
By: Leo Honeycutt
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lisburn Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Baton Rouge, La.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 621
ISBN-13: 9780578041476
Subjects: Governors; Politics and government; Political corruption; Biography
Description: "Branded a crook, profiled three times by 60 Minutes, slammed in East Coast newspapers, Edwards embraced a maverick, gambling, womanizing reputation with comedic relish. But one day the laughter ran out. Was he a crook? Or did the feds seek to silence him? Here is an unvarnished, inside truth about American politics, the media, the punsters, campaign hacks, federal agents and the fickle public. This will answer many questions about why the system is so screwed up and why the Status Quo remains the status quo." --Cover, p. 4.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.