02099cam a2200361 4500 2357467202 TxAuBib 20110208120000.0 050506s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005048590 9781400063543 140006354X 9780812973839 trade pbk. ed. 0812973836 trade pbk. ed. (OCoLC)60414447 DLC DLC BAKER C#P YBM VP@ YDXCP BTCTA CBC TBS SMP CQU NIALS BNO GEBAY TxAuBib White, Richard D, 1945-, (Richard Downing.) Kingfish [BOOK] : the reign of Huey P. Long / Richard D. White, Jr. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2006. xii, 361 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-344) and index. A wedded man with a storm for a bride -- I was born barefoot -- Schoolbooks, scandals, and skulduggery -- Enough money to burn a wet mule -- Bought like a sack of potatoes -- Green silk pajamas and a kidnapping -- Sell them plugs -- Witches bound at the stake -- Hattie and Huey -- Who is that awful man? -- A black eye for the kingfish -- Cut their nails and file their teeth -- A tax on lying -- Tear-dimmed eyes and hungry souls -- Nuts running America -- Struck like a rattlesnake. 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. 20110208. Long, Huey Pierce 1893-1935. Long, Huey Pierce. 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.