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Kingfish U : Huey Long and LSU by Robert Mann (2023, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780807179529
- Subject Area
- Education, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Publication Name
- Kingfish U : Huey Long and LSU
- Publisher
- LSU
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Subject
- United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), General, Political, History
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Item Weight
- 23.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
LSU
ISBN-10
0807179523
ISBN-13
9780807179529
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19058371171
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Publication Name
Kingfish U : Huey Long and LSU
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Subject
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), General, Political, History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
23.2 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-045455
Reviews
Robert Mann has captured how Huey Long used his power and influence to build and promote Louisiana State University through its Fighting Tigers football team. Kingfish U is a must-read for political types, academics, football fans, and lovers of history and great writing., The impact of Huey Long on LSU was enormous and more complicated than most folks realize. Kingfish U is both thoroughly researched and great fun to read. Robert Mann masterfully weaves the controversies, visions, and key characters into a compelling narrative.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
378.76318
Synopsis
No political leader is more closely identified with Louisiana State University than the flamboyant governor and U.S. senator Huey P. Long, who devoted his last years to turning a small, undistinguished state school into an academic and football powerhouse. From 1931, when Long declared himself the "official thief" for LSU, to his death in 1935, the school's budget mushroomed, its physical plant burgeoned, its faculty flourished, and its enrollment tripled. Along with improving LSU's academic reputation, Long believed the school's football program and band were crucial to its success. Taking an intense interest in the team, Long delivered pregame and halftime pep talks, devised plays, stalked the sidelines during games, and fired two coaches. He poured money into a larger, flashier band, supervised the hiring of two directors, and, with the second one, wrote a new fight song, "Touchdown for LSU." While he rarely meddled in academic affairs, Long insisted that no faculty member criticize him publicly. When students or faculty from "his school" opposed him, retribution was swift. Long's support for LSU did not come without consequences. His unrelenting involvement almost cost the university its accreditation. And after his death, several of his allies--including his handpicked university president--went to prison in a scandal that almost destroyed LSU. Rollicking and revealing, Robert Mann's Kingfish U is the definitive story of Long's embrace of LSU., No political leader is more closely identified with Louisiana State University than the flamboyant governor and U.S. senator Huey P. Long, who devoted his last years to turning a small, undistinguished state school into an academic and football powerhouse. From 1931, when Long declared himself the ?official thief? for LSU, to his death in 1935, the school?s budget mushroomed, its physical plant burgeoned, its faculty flourished, and its enrollment tripled. Along with improving LSU?s academic reputation, Long believed the school?s football program and band were crucial to its success. Taking an intense interest in the team, Long delivered pregame and halftime pep talks, devised plays, stalked the sidelines during games, and fired two coaches. He poured money into a larger, flashier band, supervised the hiring of two directors, and, with the second one, wrote a new fight song, ?Touchdown for LSU.? While he rarely meddled in academic affairs, Long insisted that no faculty member criticize him publicly. When students or faculty from ?his school? opposed him, retribution was swift. Long?s support for LSU did not come without consequences. His unrelenting involvement almost cost the university its accreditation. And after his death, several of his allies?including his handpicked university president?went to prison in a scandal that almost destroyed LSU. Rollicking and revealing, Robert Mann?s Kingfish U is the definitive story of Long?s embrace of LSU.
LC Classification Number
LD3113.M36 2023
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