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OverviewAnthony Summers peels back layers of fact and hearsay to reveal the truth about one of the most powerful Americans of the twentieth century No one exemplified paranoia and secrecy at the heart of American power better than J. Edgar Hoover, the original director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For this consummate biography, renowned investigative journalist Anthony Summers interviewed more than eight hundred witnesses and pored through thousands of documents to get at the truth about the man who headed the FBI for fifty years, persecuted political enemies, blackmailed politicians, and lived his own surprising secret life. Ultimately, Summers paints a portrait of a fatally flawed individual who should never have held such power, and for so long. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony SummersPublisher: Open Road Media Imprint: Open Road Media Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.789kg ISBN: 9781480435209ISBN 10: 1480435201 Pages: 628 Publication Date: 18 June 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAn important book that should give us all pause, especially policy makers. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer Summers' case against Hoover is overwhelming. -- The Christian Science Monitor Anthony Summers never writes a book that fails to offer accurate material you will find nowhere else. --Norman Mailer Author InformationAnthony Summers is the bestselling author of eight works of nonfiction. His investigative books include Not in Your Lifetime, the critically acclaimed account of the assassination of John F. Kennedy; Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover; Goddess, a biography of Marilyn Monroe; and most recently The Eleventh Day, on the 9/11 attacks--a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |