In a region, especially a state, known for its characters, Long stood out. T Harry Williams cuts through it to find that the truth is often stranger than fiction. There’s a lot of myth surrounding legendary Louisiana Governor/Senator/Strongman Huey Long. This is someone who’s read and enjoyed Robert Caro’s legendary tome The Power Broker.īut I just think this book, while fascinating and full of hilarious anecdotes and great stories about how power is utilized in American politics, both at a state and federal level, just really could have been sanded down. Well, I think that while it’s quite the read, and I understand why it gets the label of greatness it does, it’s too long (also too Long but we’ll talk about that more) for its own good. I mean yeah, what did I expect for 876 pages? A fair question. I’m not making double entendres here, this book about Huey Long is very very long.
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