| The Earl of Louisiana Updated Edition Contributor(s): Liebling, A. J. (Author), Yardley, Jonathan (Introduction by), Williams, T. Harry (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0807133434 ISBN-13: 9780807133439 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, a veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to write the fascinating yet tragic story of Uncle Earl's final year in politics. First published in 1961, THE EARL OF LOUISIANA recreates a stormy era in Louisiana politics and captures the style and personality of one of the most colorful and paradoxical figures in the state's history. This updated edition of the book includes a foreword by T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of HUEY LONG: A BIOGRAPHY, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Yardley that discusses Liebling's career and his most famous book from a twenty-first-century perspective. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008271721 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.02" W x 8.56" (0.70 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to write the fascinating yet tragic story of Uncle Earl's final year in politics. First published in 1961, The Earl of Louisiana recreates a stormy era in Louisiana politics and captures the style and personality of one of the most colorful and paradoxical figures in the state's history. This updated edition of the book includes a foreword by T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Huey Long: A Biography, and a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Yardley that discusses Liebling's career and his most famous book from a twenty-first-century perspective |