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HUEY LONG

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Tom Weiner

Biography & Memoir • 32 hrs. • Unabridged • © 1969

Finding insufficient material about politician Huey Long to adequately capture his past, the author sought hundreds of personal histories from family, friends, and acquaintances. They form the structure of an intimate biography, the kind to savor. Long, an unlikely mix of self-interest and altruism, led a life of scheming and intrigue worthy of becoming a novel. Many Louisianans populate the story, and Tom Weiner gives them perfect Southern accents. He mimics Martin Berman, the 1920s mayor of New Orleans: "You can make prostitution illegal in Louisiana—but you can't make it unpopular." Weiner employs a sharp, authoritative tone for Long, telling his amusing and sometimes apocryphal stories. The combination of excellent material, skillful composition, and Weiner’s engaging narration makes this audiobook easy to recommend. First published in 1969, the hardback was awarded both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. J.A.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2009]

Library Ed. • Blackstone Audio • 2009

CS ISBN A/ 9781433223099; B/ 9781433290862 $175.90 • Twenty-four cassettes

CD ISBN 9781433223105 $169.00 • Twenty-six CDs

MP3-CD ISBN 9781433223136 $59.95 • Three MP3-CDs

DD ISBN multiple sources

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