Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
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Every Man A King
Author: Huey P. Long
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0786723181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Huey Long (1893-1935) was one of the most extraordinary American politicians, simultaneously cursed as a dictator and applauded as a benefactor of the masses. A product of the poor north Louisiana hills, he was elected governor of Louisiana in 1928, and proceeded to subjugate the powerful state political hierarchy after narrowly defeating an impeachment attempt. The only Southern popular leader who truly delivered on his promises, he increased the miles of paved roads and number of bridges in Louisiana tenfold and established free night schools and state hospitals, meeting the huge costs by taxing corporations and issuing bonds. Soon Long had become the absolute ruler of the state, in the process lifting Louisiana from near feudalism into the modern world almost overnight, and inspiring poor whites of the South to a vision of a better life. As Louisiana Senator and one of Roosevelt's most vociferous critics, "The Kingfish," as he called himself, gained a nationwide following, forcing Roosevelt to turn his New Deal significantly to the left. But before he could progress farther, he was assassinated in Baton Rouge in 1935. Long's ultimate ambition, of course, was the presidency, and it was doubtless with this goal in mind that he wrote this spirited and fascinating account of his life, an autobiography every bit as daring and controversial as was The Kingfish himself.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0786723181
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Huey Long (1893-1935) was one of the most extraordinary American politicians, simultaneously cursed as a dictator and applauded as a benefactor of the masses. A product of the poor north Louisiana hills, he was elected governor of Louisiana in 1928, and proceeded to subjugate the powerful state political hierarchy after narrowly defeating an impeachment attempt. The only Southern popular leader who truly delivered on his promises, he increased the miles of paved roads and number of bridges in Louisiana tenfold and established free night schools and state hospitals, meeting the huge costs by taxing corporations and issuing bonds. Soon Long had become the absolute ruler of the state, in the process lifting Louisiana from near feudalism into the modern world almost overnight, and inspiring poor whites of the South to a vision of a better life. As Louisiana Senator and one of Roosevelt's most vociferous critics, "The Kingfish," as he called himself, gained a nationwide following, forcing Roosevelt to turn his New Deal significantly to the left. But before he could progress farther, he was assassinated in Baton Rouge in 1935. Long's ultimate ambition, of course, was the presidency, and it was doubtless with this goal in mind that he wrote this spirited and fascinating account of his life, an autobiography every bit as daring and controversial as was The Kingfish himself.
The Life and Speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay
Author: Henry Clay
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 642
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 642
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American Eloquence
Author: Frank Moore
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Category : Elocution
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Category : Elocution
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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American Eloquence
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Category : Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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The New American Cyclopaedia
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Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Bulletin of the New York Public Library
Author: New York Public Library
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 764
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Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
The New American Cyclopædia
Author: George Ripley
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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The new American cyclopædia, ed. by G. Ripley and C.A. Dana
Author: American cyclopaedia
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Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Languages : en
Pages : 880
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List of Works in the Library Relating to Money and Banking
Author: New York Public Library
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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