*The Coming Fury* by Bruce Catton recounts the inner workings of the Republican Convention that selected Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
*Dark Horse: the Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield* by Kenneth D. Ackerman. The Republican Convention and election of 1880.
*McKinley, Bryan and the People* by Paul W. Glad. How and why McKinley beat Bryan.
*Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics* by George Washington Plunkitt. “Honest Graft.”
*Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest: Louisiana Politics, 1877-1900* by William Ivy Hair. Poll watchers made sure everyone voted right.
*Politics and Punishment: The History of Louisiana State Penal System* by Mark T. Carleton. A good deal of money to be made in running a penitentiary system.
*Huey P. Long* by T. Harry Williams. The “Deduct Box” bought a good many favors.
*Judge: The Life and Times of Leander Perez* by James Conaway. The Judge asked Huey how many votes did he need.
*The Earl of Louisiana* by A.J. Leibling. The only gubernatorial candidate who had a doctor’s certificate stating he was sane. Read the book and find out why that was necessary.
*High Hat Sam: The Life and Times of Louisiana Governor Sam Houston Jones* by Bill Nash.
*The Politics of Reform: PAR : 50 Years of Changing Louisiana* by John Maginnis.
*All the King’s Men* by Robert Penn Warren (fiction). Based on Huey Long.
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*The Coming Fury* by Bruce Catton recounts the inner workings of the Republican Convention that selected Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
*Dark Horse: the Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield* by Kenneth D. Ackerman. The Republican Convention and election of 1880.
*McKinley, Bryan and the People* by Paul W. Glad. How and why McKinley beat Bryan.
*Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics* by George Washington Plunkitt. “Honest Graft.”
*Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest: Louisiana Politics, 1877-1900* by William Ivy Hair. Poll watchers made sure everyone voted right.
*Politics and Punishment: The History of Louisiana State Penal System* by Mark T. Carleton. A good deal of money to be made in running a penitentiary system.
*Huey P. Long* by T. Harry Williams. The “Deduct Box” bought a good many favors.
*Judge: The Life and Times of Leander Perez* by James Conaway. The Judge asked Huey how many votes did he need.
*The Earl of Louisiana* by A.J. Leibling. The only gubernatorial candidate who had a doctor’s certificate stating he was sane. Read the book and find out why that was necessary.
*High Hat Sam: The Life and Times of Louisiana Governor Sam Houston Jones* by Bill Nash.
*The Politics of Reform: PAR : 50 Years of Changing Louisiana* by John Maginnis.
*All the King’s Men* by Robert Penn Warren (fiction). Based on Huey Long.