Every Man a King (1933) is an

autobiography An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share thei ...

Huey Long Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination i ...

, who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana and as a member of the

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. Aged 39 at the time, Long would be assassinated two years later. The book explores Long's rise to power. Long's posthumously published '' My First Days in the White House'' is sometimes referred to as his "second autobiography".

Reception

The book was largely criticized by the press. ''

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'' claimed "There is hardly a law of English usage or a rule of English grammar that its author does not break somewhere." In the '' Saturday Review'',

Allan Nevins Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, known for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and ...

wrote that Long "is unbalanced, vulgar, in many ways ignorant, and quite reckless." The book had difficulty selling; only 20,000 of the 100,000 printed were sold. Long gave the rest away for free. Brinkley (2011) 983 p. 70.

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{{US-poli-bio-book-stub 1933 non-fiction books Political autobiographies American political books Literary autobiographies Works by Huey Long