Master of Deceit
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Master of Deceit by Marc Aronson
A fascinating and timely biography of J. Edgar Hoover from a Sibert Medalist.Dr. Martin Luther King received this demand in an anonymous letter in 1964. He believed that the letter was telling him to commit suicide. Who wrote this anonymous letter? The FBI. And the man behind it all was J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first director. In this unsparing exploration of one of the most powerful Americans of the twentieth century, accomplished historian Marc Aronson unmasks the man behind the Bureau- his tangled family history and personal relationships; his own need for secrecy, deceit, and control; and the broad trends in American society that shaped his world. Hoover may have given America the security it wanted, but the secrets he knew gave him -- and the Bureau -- all the power he wanted. Using photographs, cartoons, movie posters, and FBI transcripts, Master of Deceit gives readers the necessary evidence to make their own conclusions. Here is a book about the twentieth century that blazes with questions and insights about our choices in the twenty-first. Back matter includes an epilogue, an author's note, source notes, a bibliography, and an index.
Marc Aronson is a published novelist and editor who has won numerous awards. He resides in Maplewood, New Jersey.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780763650254 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763650250 |
| Title | Master of Deceit |
| Author | Marc Aronson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2012-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Commended for Tayshas Reading 2013, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |