Alger Hiss: Why He Chose Treason
"A vigorous reappraisal of the Hiss-Chambers espionage affair, leaving no doubt of Hiss’s guilt.The author makes a good case for the willful blindness practiced by pro-Hiss parties involved ...A solid look at the specifics of the case as well as a useful overview of the ideological debate gripping America." --Kirkus “A timely reminder that the worries about national security and loyalty—concerns often derided as paranoiac, right-wing delusions—were entirely justified.” —Wall Street Journal"Rigorous and carefully documented analysis...[Alger Hiss] is a rare thing: a good book about an important subject. Shelton makes a sledgehammer of a case…a sustained artillery assault." --National Review“ A much needed book... With clarity, conciseness, and a sure hand, Christina Shelton guides the reader through what has become an otherwise nearly impenetrable jungle of controversy.”” -- Tennent H. Bagley, author ofSpy Wars“InAlger Hiss:  Why He Chose Treason,Christina Shelton ably captures the real Alger Hiss—his path to communism, his treason, and his conviction and imprisonment.  Her evidence is overpowering:  Alger Hiss was indeed a communist spy.  Shelton carefully connects Hiss to his historical context inside America’s political elite, which was chagrined and strangely baffled when Hiss’s treason was exposed.” --Burton Folsom, Jr. and Anita Folsom, authors ofFDR Goes to War“Shelton makes clear what Hiss did and the impact it had on U.S. intelligence. . . . A well-done book written by someone who knows.”—David Murphy, retired chief of Soviet operations at CIA HQ and author ofWhat Stalin Knew