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Huey Long

Winner of the National Book Award in History and Biography and the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. He was one of the most extraordinary figures in American political history, a great natural politician who looked, and often seemed to behave, like a caricature of the red-neck Southern politico, and yet he had become at the time of his assassination a serious rival to Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency.

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  • "Winner of the National Book Award in History and Biography and the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. He was one of the most extraordinary figures in American political history, a great natural politician who looked, and often seemed to behave, like a caricature of the red-neck Southern politico, and yet he had become at the time of his assassination a serious rival to Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency."@en
  • "He was one of the most extraordinary figures in America political history, a great natural politician who looked, and often seemed to behave, like a caricature of the red-neck Southern politico, and yet he had become at the time of his assassination a serious rival to Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency. In this biography, Huey Long stands wholly revealed, analyzed, and understood."
  • "He was one of the most extraordinary figures in America political history, a great natural politician who looked, and often seemed to behave, like a caricature of the red-neck Southern politico, and yet he had become at the time of his assassination a serious rival to Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency. In this biography, Huey Long stands wholly revealed, analyzed, and understood."@en
  • "He was one of the most extraordinary figures in America political history, a great natural politician who looked, and often seemed to behave, like a caricature of the red-neck Southern politico, and yet he had become at the time of his assassination a serious rival to Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency. In this "masterpiece of American biography" (New York Times), Huey Long stands wholly revealed, analyzed, and understood."@en
  • "During the 1920s and 30s, America was swept off its feet by Huey Long, the most controversial and charismatic politician the country had ever seen. Many argue that, if it wasn't for his eventual assassination, Long could have rivaled Franklin D. Roosevelt's political prowess and domination. Here, T. Harry Williams chronicles the extraordinary life of Huey Long."@en
  • ""He was one of the most extraordinary figures in America political history, a great natural politician who looked, and often seemed to behave, like a caricature of the red-neck Southern politico, and yet he had become at the time of his assassination a serious rival to Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency. In this 'masterpiece of American biography' (New York Times), Huey Long stands wholly revealed, analyzed, and understood"--Publisher's website."@en
  • "T. Harry Williams talks about Huey Long, his National Book Award biography, which painted Huey more as a populist than a demagogue."@en

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  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Biography"
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  • "Huey Long"
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  • "Huey Long a biography"