Puppetmaster
Subtitle: the secret life of J. Edgar Hoover
By: Richard Hack
Publisher: New Millennium Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Beverly Hills, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9781893224872
Subjects: United States; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Police; Biography; Government executives
Description: Contrasts the law enforcement achievements of America's one-time most powerful lawman with the hidden secrets of Hoover's private life, which included a series of sexual indiscretions, criminal behavior, and a long-time alliance with the Mafia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-430) and index.
Table of contents: title: Death of an icon; title: To be good is not enough, when you dream of greater things; title: Alien threat; title: Sex, lies, and the FBI; title: The electric wire; title: Crimes of the century; title: Hooray for Hollywood; title: Ascent of power; title: A foundation built on sand; title: Roses are also red; title: A pansy is only a flower; title: Civil rights, civil wrongs; title: Mobsters and murders; title: The emperor has no clothes; title: The legacy, the legend.