Huey Long Invades New Orleans: The Siege of a City,
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boulard, Garry, PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing Company, While many books have been written on <strong>thestrong> life and death of Huey Long, none have adequately addressed his asssault of New Orleans, or <strong>thestrong> reasons behind it -- until now. By , Long was one of <strong>thestrong> most powerful and influential men in <strong>thestrong> country. He derived his power largely through <strong>thestrong> suport of <strong>thestrong> 8 million members of <strong>thestrong> Share Our Wealth movement, Long's solution for recovering <strong>fromstrong> <strong>thestrong> Great Depression. Long almost had complete control of Louisiana within his grasp. Yet, one major obstacle remained in his way -- New Orleans, and its stubborn leadership. Relying on interviews with more than two dozen people who vividly recall <strong>thestrong> conflict, in addition to his meticulous research, author Garry Boulard captures <strong>thestrong> essence of <strong>thestrong> era and reveals what led Long to ultimately order militiamen into New Orleans. A free-lance writer, Boulard has written on <strong>thestrong> political, economic, and social life of Louisiana and New Orleans for newspapers including <strong>thestrong> New York Times <strong>thestrong> Los Angeles Times, <strong>thestrong> Chicago Tribute, and <strong>thestrong> Christian Science Monitor.