- Men from the Shadows
- The New Orleans Ring: Political Leadership and the Clash of Ambitions, 1897–1940
- The Louisiana Sugar Story: 1830-1910
Essays:
- "The Great River: A History of the Mississippi River Valley from Its Source to the Sea"
- "A Tale of Two Cities: New Orleans and St. Louis in the Nineteenth Century"
- "The Politics of Race and Class in Louisiana, 1890–1910"
- "The New Orleans General Strike of 1892"
- "The Life and Times of Huey Long"
Articles:
- "The New Deal in Louisiana"
- "Civil Rights and the Kennedy Administration"
- "The Vietnam War and the United States"
- "The Watergate Scandal"
- "The Clinton Impeachment"
Other:
- Encyclopedia of Louisiana
- The Pelican Guide to the New Orleans Area
- The History of Louisiana
- The Civil War in Louisiana