Coozan Dudley Leblanc - From Huey Long to Hadacol (Paperback)

"They were great days. This] book brings them back to life." -Kansas City Times "Floyd Clay has written perceptively of LeBlanc." -Associated Press He was the most extraordinary politician, businessman, medicine man, and promoter imaginable. Coozan Dudley LeBlanc traces the life of this amazing Cajun entrepreneur who almost single-handedly revolutionized American product advertising. He spent millions to promote Hadacol, his alcohol-saturated, vitamin-mineral patent medicine. With heavy advertising, contests, and the Hadacol Caravan-a traveling road show featuring a dazzling cast of Hollywood stars, beauty queens, and circus antics-LeBlanc parlayed his elixir into an amazing overnight success. America had never seen anything like it. But before the 1950s Hadacol phenomenon, LeBlanc had made his mark in the hurly-burly politics of his native Louisiana. As a state legislator, he had championed a steady stream of legislation to increase benefits to the poor and aged. Bold, flashy, and determined, he frequently clashed with the Louisiana Kingfish, Huey Long, in a power struggle that ended only with Long's assassination.

General

Imprint:	Pelican Publishing Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1987
First published:	August 1999
Authors:	Floyd Clay
Foreword by:	Edwin Edwards
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-88289-646-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Entrepreneurship Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-88289-646-6
Barcode:	9780882896465

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