Bibliograph

Master of deceit, J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies, Marc Aronson

Type

Label

Master of deceit, J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies, Marc Aronson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Master of deceit

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

745979691

Responsibility statement

Marc Aronson

Sub title

J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies

Summary

An exploration of one of the most powerful Americans of the twentieth century unmasks the man behind the FBI, his family history, and relationships, and explores his own need for secrecy, deceit, and control, and the broad trends in society that shaped his world

Table Of Contents

Nothing in this book matters until you care about communism -- The war of images -- The turning point: subversive activities -- The fighting war -- The war of shadows -- The age of fear -- The land of lies -- Epilogue: master of deceit, then and now

Target audience

adolescent

Classification