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Louisiana governors : rulers, rascals, and reformers /
Walter Greaves Cowan and Jack B. McGuire, veteran authorities on the Louisiana political scene, trace the history of the state's leaders from the French and Spanish colonial eras to the present day. Using a variety of sources, including personal interviews with the recent governors, they descri...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Walter Greaves Cowan and Jack B. McGuire, veteran authorities on the Louisiana political scene, trace the history of the state's leaders from the French and Spanish colonial eras to the present day. Using a variety of sources, including personal interviews with the recent governors, they describe unforgettable personalities. Such early figures as Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville set the tone for later colonial governors. They had their troubles, fending off protesting Indians and other French and Spanish leaders vying for power. Following the Louisiana Purcha. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 305 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604733204 1604733209 1282485709 9781282485709 |