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It is clear from the opening of Aronson's chronicle of the life, career, and death of first FBI director J. Edgar Hoover that he considers the director's 48-year reign to be a dark time for American civil liberties. Part 1 of the book begins, "Nothing in this book matters until you care abou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Aronson’s biography of J. Edgar Hoover chronicles the facts of his personal life and his half-century-long stranglehold on the FBI: beginning during World War I, culminating with the Vietnam War (just shy of Watergate), and encompassing such diverse phenomena as Prohibition, the Cold War, and the civil rights movement. It duly notes his talents for organization, motivation, and manipulation -- and the tricks of his trade: secrets, lies, and grudges. The book also delves ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This book chronicles the facts of Hoover's personal life and his half-century-long stranglehold on the FBI. The biography of an Amer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More