1909-1979
1) Huey Long
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A detailed biography of the red-neck politician who became a national demagogue in the twenties and thirties and almost reached the White House.
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Chivalric, arrogant, and of exotic Creole Louisiana origin, Beauregard participated in every phase of the Civil War, from its beginning to its end. He rigidly adhered to principles of war derived from his studies of Jomini and Napoleon, and yet many of his battle plans were rejected by his superiors, who regarded him as excitable, unreliable, and contentious. After the war, Beauregard was almost the only prominent Confederate general who adapted successfully...
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"I'm drenched in cream, marinated in wine, basted in cognac, and thoroughly buttered by the end of The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book." -Eula Biss, New York Times bestselling author of Having and Being Had
A beautiful new edition of the classic culinary memoir by Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein's romantic partner, with a new introduction by beloved culinary voice Ruth Reichl.
Restaurant kitchens have long been dominated by men, but, as of late,...