The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger.
The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
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G 2014/3124
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 596 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
An account of the 1971 break-in of the FBI offices in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists cites their roles in triggering major changes in the FBI and confirming that J. Edgar Hoover had run a personal shadow-FBI.
The never-before-told full 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 made clear the shocking truth and confirmed what some had long suspected, that J. Edgar Hoover had created and was operating, in violation of the U.S. Constitution...
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Full title
The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-578) and index.
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©2014.
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G 2014/3124
Record Identifier
74VKvKkrWGbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvKkrWGbg
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ISBN
0307962954 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780307962959 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
363.2509730904
MMS ID
991021491749702626