The burglary
Subtitle: the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI
By: Betty Medsger
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print crime scene; Thorndike Press large print crime scene
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 927
ISBN-13: 9781410469595
Subjects: United States; Leaks (Disclosure of information); Corrupt practices; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Intelligence service; Case studies; Whistle blowing; Burglary; Large type books; History
Description: The never-before-told complete story of the history-changing break-in at the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists -- quiet, ordinary, hardworking Americans -- that exposed the shocking truth and confirmed what some had long suspected: that J. Edgar Hoover was operating, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, his own shadow Bureau of Investigation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 845-925).