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Leander Perez, boss of the Delta /
Leander Perez 1891-1969) was more than simply another Neanderthal segregationist. He was a political boss who held absolute power in Plaquemines Parish to an extent unsurpassed by any parish leader in Louisiana's history. Leander Perez: Boss of the Delta is his full history. A bit of a social r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
©2006.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Leander Perez 1891-1969) was more than simply another Neanderthal segregationist. He was a political boss who held absolute power in Plaquemines Parish to an extent unsurpassed by any parish leader in Louisiana's history. Leander Perez: Boss of the Delta is his full history. A bit of a social reformer, a political figure of national stature, an oil tycoon worth millions of dollars, Perez was known to one and all, including himself, as the Judge, although the office he held for most of his career was that of district attorney. He got his political start in the early 1920s, when Huey Long was be. |
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| Notas: | "Print-on-Demand ed. Originally published in 1977 by Louisiana State University Press. Second edition copyright ©1995 ... University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana."--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 460 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-454) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604736373 1604736372 |