Win the Race or Die Trying: Uncle Earl's Last Hurrah

by Jack B. McGuire

Earl Kemp Long (1895-1960) was the political heir to his brother Huey in Louisiana politics. A country boy who never lost his common touch, he ran for office in every state election between 1933 and 1959. He was the best campaigning politician Louisiana ever produced. In his final term as governor, he suffered a breakdown on live television while addressing members of the legislature. He was kidnapped and committed to mental institutions in Texas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496807634
• ISBN13: 9781496807632
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"