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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard D White , Patrick CullenPublisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks Edition: Library ed. Dimensions: Width: 16.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 17.10cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9780786167340ISBN 10: 0786167343 Publication Date: 01 August 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA faithful retelling of a familiar story. White highlights the vulgar outbursts, bloody fistfights and snake-oil salesmanship that defined 'the reign of Huey P. Long.' -- New York Times Political buffs will delight in White's readable account. -- Library Journal Patrick Cullen's voice is vital and sure, energetic yet objective...[He] wisely does not try to mimic voices. He reads with intelligence, using White's impeccable research to create a lasting portrait of a flamboyant politician. -- AudioFile LSU professor White's latest is lively and well researched. -- Publishers Weekly Individuals moved by an absolute thirst for control are at once discomfiting and alluring to read about, and White's careful, straightforward, and sound picture of this American original will do nothing less than disturb and fascinate readers. -- Booklist (starred review) Individuals moved by an absolute thirst for control are at once discomfiting and alluring to read about, and White's careful, straightforward, and sound picture of this American original will do nothing less than disturb and fascinate readers. -- Booklist (starred review) LSU professor White's latest is lively and well researched. -- Publishers Weekly Patrick Cullen's voice is vital and sure, energetic yet objective...[He] wisely does not try to mimic voices. He reads with intelligence, using White's impeccable research to create a lasting portrait of a flamboyant politician. -- AudioFile A faithful retelling of a familiar story. White highlights the vulgar outbursts, bloody fistfights and snake-oil salesmanship that defined 'the reign of Huey P. Long.' -- New York Times Political buffs will delight in White's readable account. -- Library Journal Author InformationRichard D. White Jr. is dean of the E. J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University. Dr. White is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated political biographer and author of Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long; Roosevelt the Reformer: Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner, 1889-1895; and Will Rogers: A Political Life. He received a PhD in public administration from Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from Purdue University, and a BA in political science from Old Dominion College. He has published dozens of scholarly articles in prominent journals, including Public Administration Review, Policy Studies Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Integrity, Journal of Management History, Commonwealth: A Journal of Political Science, and the Christian Science Monitor. Prior to his academic career, Dr. White was a senior officer in the US Coast Guard and served over ten years at sea. He currently lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Patrick Cullen (a.k.a. John Lescault), a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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