"Richard D. White unravels the complexity of Huey P. Long, the political master who achieved almost dictatorial control of Louisiana as governor and in the U.S. Senate, where he attacked President Franklin Delano Roosevelt from the left. Kingfish serves up details showing that Long delivered on his promise to help the overlooked poor in his state before his vindictively destructive assault on political enemies ultimately destroyed him in 1935." -JACK BASS, professor of humanities and social sciences