Louisiana Governors: Rulers, Rascals, and Reformers

by Jack B. McGuire and Walter Greaves Cowan

Walter Greaves Cowan and Jack B. McGuire, veteran authorities on the Louisiana political scene, trace the history of the state's leaders from the French and Spanish colonial eras to the present day. Using a variety of sources, including personal interviews with the recent governors, they describe unforgettable personalities.

Such early figures as Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville set the tone for later colonial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604735015
• ISBN13: 9781604735017
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"