Louisiana, a History

From the Introduction: "Louisiana has a distinctive history. It has occupied a position in the minds of most Americans like that of no other state. Poets, novelists, songwriters, artists, historians, and essayists have found in its past a wealth of material. Certainly many dispute the claim of Huey P. Long, one of its best-known political leaders, that he was 'sui generis,' but few quarrel with the application of that term to this unique state...."