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Huey Long
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 976.30620924
EAN: 9780394747903
Edition: 1st Vintage Books Ed
ISBN: 0394747909
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 944
Publication Date: August 12, 1981
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: August 12, 1981
Studio: Vintage
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Editorial Review:
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this work describes the life of one of the most extraordinary figures in American political history.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellent read!
Whether or not you enjoy history is inconsequential. Though I typically do not read & am not interested in historical reads, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. T.Harry Williams is an excellent author. I remain amazed at the impact Huey Long had in so many facets of not only Louisiana, but the United States of America altogether. Recommend it to everyone, not only Southerners!
Rating:  - Interesting Facts - Flawed Reasoning
I very much enjoyed reading T. Harry Williams' biography of Huey Long. The book seems to be extensively researched and benefits greatly from being written at a time when many of Long's cohorts and enemies were still alive and accessible. The reality is a person would have to be a bad writer indeed for a book about Long not to be, at the least, interesting. Long was unlike any character in the history of American politics and, had an assassin not brought him down in 1935, would probably be much ... Read More
Rating: - Living large in Louisiana
Huey Long was one of the most fascinating characters in American history and T. Harry Williams tells his story better than anyone else. Long rose from absolutely abject poverty to become perhaps the most powerful political leader in Louisiana history and for a time, one of the most influential leaders in the US. This hick from the sticks went to the big city and made good.
The Kingfish was, of course, corrupt, but was genuinely populist. He fought for better education for the poor, the ... Read More
Rating:  - Post Katrina Huey Blues
My motive for reading this book was, admittedly, not very historical. Watching TV, reading the newspapers, I concluded that there was a major flood in 1927 which came down the Mississippi. Because the monied of New Orleans feared that the "better part of town" might be in danger, they arranged to dynamite the levees in such a way that would divert the waters into St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Certain eminent domain and financial arrangements were made (and later reneged on) and those who ... Read More
Rating: - Best Political Biography Written
It reads like a novel beginning with Huey's childhood through his assassination. The political skills that Huey Long learned throughout his life enabled him to achieve his level of success and T. Harry Williams clearly breaks down those skills so that others interested in politics can learn from one of the best. Although his policies and belief that the ends justify the means many times show Huey's questionable character, Huey Long was a skilled politician and a master at extending his influence and ... Read More
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