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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jeansonne, Glen, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2006.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Perez, Leander, > 1891-1969.
Since 1865
Politicians > Louisiana > Biography.
Judges > Louisiana > Biography.
Hommes politiques > Louisiane > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Judges.
Politics and government
Politicians.
Race relations.
Louisiana > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
Louisiana > Politics and government > 1951-
Plaquemines Parish (La.) > Politics and government.
Louisiana > Race relations.
Louisiane > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
Louisiane > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
Louisiane > Relations raciales.
Louisiana.
Louisiana > Plaquemines Parish.
Biography
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments for the Second Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Original Edition; Prologue; Chapter 1 Coming of Age; Chapter 2 The Judge; Chapter 3 The Trappers' War; Chapter 4 The Judge and the Kingfish; Chapter 5 Small Stealing Is an Outrage; Chapter 6 Burying the Hatchet, Perez Style; Chapter 7 The Carrot and the Stock; Chapter 8 The Little War of 1943; Chapter 9 Politics as Usual; Chapter 10 Saving the Country; Chapter 11 Earl Long and the Third Party; Chapter 12 Segregation Forever; Chapter 13 The Second Battle of New Orleans.
  • Chapter 14 Leander's Last StandChapter 15 Saving the Country Again; Chapter 16 The Judge Retires; Epilogue; Afterword; Essay on Additional Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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