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Secrecy and Power: The Life of J. Edgar Hoover

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A well-researched biography about the public and private life of J. Edgar Hoover—former FBI director and America’s most controversial law enforcer—that draws on previously unknown personal documents, a study of FBI files, and the presidential papers of nine administrations.

Secrecy and Power is a full biography of former FBI director, covering all aspects of Hoover’s controversial career from the Red Scare following World War I to the 1960s and his personal vendettas against Martin Luther King and the civil rights and antiwar movements.
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  1. Print length
    657 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    The Free Press
  4. Publication date
    October 3, 1988
  5. Dimensions
    6.12 x 1.65 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0029250617
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0029250617
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Richard Gid Powers is a historian and author of numerous books including Secrecy and Power: The Life of J. Edgar Hoover and G-Men: Hoover’s FBI in American Popular Culture. He holds a Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University and is a professor of history at the College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, CUNY.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Free Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 3, 1988
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 657 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0029250617
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0029250617
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 1.65 x 9.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,197,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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