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Master of Deceit
J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies
By Marc Aronson
- ISBN
- 978-0-7636-5025-4 978-0-7636-5619-5
- Publisher
- Candlewick
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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2012 | Fiction
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 i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
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
