Huey Long | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Winnfield - This was the area of Louisiana where the Long family farm was located.

Baton Rouge - This is a city in southern Louisiana.

Memphis - This is a city in Tennessee where Huey worked as a salesman and where he married Rose.

New Orleans - This is the major city in Louisiana where Huey and Rose lived while Huey studied law at Tulane University.

Houston - This is a city in southwestern Texas where the 1928 Democratic Convention was held.

Louisiana State University - This is an institution of higher learning...
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