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From Pierre le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville of the seventeenth century to David C. Treen of contemporary times, the governorship of Louisiana has been occupied by a succession of history-making figures. This volume presents concise biographical sketches of each of Louisiana's governors -- from 1699 to the present. For the first time in a single work, portraits of 64 Louisiana governors are included, many of them from early colonial times.
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From Pierre le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville, the first man to hold the office, the governorship of Louisiana has been occupied by a succession of history-making figures. There was Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, governor from 1713 to 1716, who founded Detroit in 1701 and whose name now graces millions of automobiles. Jimmie Davis is known for composing one of the most famous songs in the world, "You Are My Sunshine," now the state song. Murphy James Foster served two terms, through catastrophic flooding and social unrest. His grandson, Murphy J. ("Mike") Foster, also served two terms as governor 100 years later.
This volume presents concise biographical sketches of each of Louisiana's governors, from 1699 to the present. For the first time in a single work, portraits of sixty-seven Louisiana governors are included, from early colonial times to the election of the first woman governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, in 2003.
The late Miriam G. Reeves was a native of East Feliciana Parish and a life-long student of her home state. She held a bachelor of arts degree from Centenary College and a master of science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and later did post-graduate work at Columbia University. She served for many years with the Louisiana State Department of Education.
This volume presents concise biographical sketches of each of Louisiana's governors, from 1699 to the present. Portraits of sixty-seven Louisiana governors are included, from early colonial times to the present.
Louisiana's colorful political history began with its first governor, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, who founded New Orleans and made it the capital of the colony in 1722. Two centuries later, Huey P. Long, who advocated redistribution of wealth, increased funding to Louisiana State University and built LSU Medical School. He became nationally known for his boisterous behavior when he left his second term as governor to serve in the United States Senate. In 2003, Louisiana elected the state's first woman governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.
The Governors of Louisiana is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the state, where readers will learn important facts about each term, including:
Which Louisiana governor . . .
. . . founded Detroit and has an automobile
named after him?
. . . lost an arm and a foot in battle?
. . . resigned to become a judge?
. . . was elected but did not serve?
. . . was the first Democratic governor?
. . . wrote the world-famous song "You Are My
Sunshine"?
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- PublisherPelican Publishing Company
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1565544250
- ISBN 13 9781565544253
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number5
- Number of pages128
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