Huey Long Part 5: The Most Dangerous Man in America

As Huey Long prepares to challenge Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency of the United States, he faces mounting opposition in his home state of Louisiana that threatened to put an end to his lofty ambitions once and for all.

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Bibliography:

Hair, William. The Kingfish and his Realm: The Life and Times of Huey P. Long. Louisiana State University Press, 1991. 

Long, Huey. Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long. Da Capo Press, 1996. 

White, Richard. Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House, 2006. 

Williams, T. Harry. Huey Long. Vintage Books, 1981.

Cover Image: Huey Long photographed c. 1930.

Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.

Closing Theme: "Every Man a King," performed by the Louisiana Ramblers.