Books by William Ivy Hair

With the few clues available, William Ivy Hair has pieced together the story of a man whose life spanned the thirty-four years from emancipation to 1900 - a man who tried to achieve dignity and self-respect in a time when people of his race could not exhibit such characteristics without fear of reprisal.

This biography of Huey P. Long captures the atmosphere of public life in the Pelican State. It analyzes Long's control of Louisiana and his role in national politics.

Historians have come to think on the late nineteenth century as America's Gilded Age. But in Louisiana it was a time of conflict and repression. Professor William Ivy Hair has captured the essence of Louisiana life and politics during this era, the decades that followed the end of Reconstruction.