The Huey Long Murder Case

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The Huey Long Murder Case

by Hermann B. (Hermann Bacher) Deutsch

EN·~5 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total
1

Please see the Transcriber’s Notes at the end of this text.

0:49
2

Foreword

3:11
3

1 —— Prelude to an Inquest

22:22
4

2 —— Profile of a Kingfish

29:23
5

3 —— August 8, 1935: Washington

17:14
6

4 —— August 30 to September 2

24:37
7

5 —— September 3 to September 7

27:49
8

6 —— September 8: Morning

10:45
9

7 —— September 8: Afternoon

8:22
10

8 —— September 8: Nightfall

17:22

Description

A gripping exploration of one of America’s most notorious political murders, this work follows a determined researcher as he assembles every scrap of evidence surrounding the fatal shooting of a charismatic Louisiana senator. From the chaotic moments in the hospital’s operating room to the frantic rush of witnesses scrambling to the scene, the narrative pulls listeners into the tense hours that defined a nation’s shock.

Drawing on dozens of eyewitness accounts, medical charts, police reports, and candid interviews with doctors, law‑enforcement officials, and even political rivals, the author reconstructs the tangled web of motives and opportunities that surrounded the assassination. The investigation is presented with careful respect for the complexities of the era, offering a vivid portrait of the people caught up in the tragedy while leaving the deeper twists of the case for later inquiry.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (313K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Tim Lindell, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2020-08-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Hermann B. (Hermann Bacher) Deutsch

1889–1970

A longtime New Orleans journalist, he brought the city’s politics, history, and food to life with the eye of a reporter and the warmth of a storyteller. His work ranges from colorful regional history to one of the classic books on Brennan’s restaurant.

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