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ERIC Number: EJ438444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0886-9286
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Five Long Letters.
Bone, Eric
Social Studies Journal, v19 p30-35 Spr 1990
Describes the life of former Louisiana governor Huey Long through five fictitious letters. Discusses Long's experiences as a state public service commissioner, governor, and senator. Attributes Long's assassination to his killer's personal motives. Concludes that Long's life showed how much personal power could be gained even in a democracy. (SG)
Descriptors: American Studies, Biographies, Fiction, High School Students, High Schools, Letters (Correspondence), Literary Devices, Political Power, Public Officials, Social Studies, State History, Student Writing Models, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
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