The big lie : Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander Perez in 1951 / by Garry Boulard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boulard, Garry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972.

Boggs, Hale.

Grace, Lucille May.

Perez, Leander, 1891-1969.

Perez, Leander.

Anti-communist movements--Louisiana--History.

Anti-communist movements.

Race relations.

Politicians.

History.

Louisiana--Politics and government--1951-.

Louisiana.

Politics and government.

Politicians--Louisiana--Biography.

Louisiana--Race relations.

Anti-communist movements--United States--History.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2001.

Summary:

For over twenty years, Hale Boggs and Leander Perez were the worst of political enemies. Their acrimonious relationship intensified during the 1951 gubernatorial election when Lucille May Grace, at the instigation of Leander Perez, accused Hale Boggs of being a communist. Through interviews with many key players in the incident, Garry Boulard blends oral history with material from over a dozen archives, creating an incisive survey of three Louisiana politicians and how the 1951-52 elections forever changed their lives.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A Most Important Matter 13

Chapter 2 Suddenly a Nightmare 31

Chapter 3 Perez of Plaquemines Parish 53

Chapter 4 Mr. Boggs Goes to Washington 79

Chapter 5 Miss Lucille 101

Chapter 6 Red Corpuscles 123

Chapter 7 Full of Politics 139

Chapter 8 Not a Single Witness 157

Chapter 9 "He's Not a Communist, He's a Catholic" 179

Chapter 10 "God Bless His Soul" 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-276) and index.

ISBN:

156554868X

OCLC:

47243844