Kingfish
Subtitle: the reign of Huey P. Long
By: Richard D. White.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
Subjects: Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935; United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; Governors -- Louisiana -- Biography; United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945; Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Genres: Biography.
Description: A portrait of one of America's most colorful political figures documents the career of Louisiana governor Huey Long, reassessing his controversial and paradoxical roles as demagogue or charismatic visionary in light of the Depression era that brought himinto the limelight.