Huey Long (biography)
Huey Long (1969) is a biography of Louisiana Governor and US Senator Huey Long written by historian T. Harry Williams.[1] The work was well received, winning a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.
Writing
Williams spent 12 years writing and researching Huey Long in order to write the 896-page work.[2][1] Due to the lack of documents regarding Long, Williams collected oral history. Beginning in 1955, Williams interviewed those who had known Long.[1] He outlined his work in a 1959 address to the Southern Historical Association.[3]
The work is sympathetic to Long, painting him as a tragic figure and emphasizing his leftist leanings over fascist tendencies. According to Kirkus Reviews, Williams "made pretty darn sure that his is going to be the definitive biography of Long."[1] Williams reportedly regarding Huey Long as "the ultimate writing endeavor of his life."[3]
Critical reception
The work was a popular bestseller and well-received by critics.[3] In addition to garnering Williams the National Book Award for History and Biography,[4] the work won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[5]
References
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