... that of Huey Long. In his autobiography, Every Man a King, Long shares his story from his childhood in the north Louisiana hills to his magnetic climb into Louisiana and American politics. Long, in Every Man a King, does an exemplary job in describing one of America's most remarkable politicians [himself] through his own eyes. Long was born in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana ... began practicing law in his native state in 1915; first in Winnfield, but later moved to Shreveport. Long prospered as a lawyer, but had only used law as a jumping board into politics. He was elected a member ...

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... scruples, Long was a fiery, spellbinding orator in the tradition of southern populism. As governor and then U.S. senator, he ruled Louisiana with an iron hand, keeping a private army equipped with sub-machine guns and a "deduct box," where he kept funds deducted from state employees' salaries. Yet the people of Louisiana loved him because he attacked the big oil companies, increased state spending ... Coughlin first took to the airwaves in 1926, broadcasting weekly sermons over the radio. By the early 1930s, the content of his broadcasts had shifted from theology to economics and politi...

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