The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI Contributor(s): Medsger, Betty (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804173664 ISBN-13: 9780804173667 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - History | United States - 20th Century - Law | Civil Rights |
Dewey: 363.3 |
LCCN: 2013497340 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (1.25 lbs) 624 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: In late 1970, a mild-mannered Haverford College physics professor privately asked a few people this question: "What do you think of burglarizing an FBI office?" In remarkable detail and with astonishing depth of research, Betty Medsger reveals the never-before-told full story of the history-changing break-in at the Media, Pennsylvania, FBI offices. Through their exploits, a group of unlikely activists exposed the shocking truth that J. Edgar Hoover was operating a shadow Bureau engaged in illegal surveillance and harassment of the American people. The Burglary brings the activists, who have kept their secret for forty-three years, into the public eye for the first time--including, new to this edition, the recent discovery of the eighth and final member of the team. The burglars' story of personal sacrifice and civil disobedience is a vital episode in the American whistle-blower tradition that includes the Pentagon Papers, Watergate's Deep Throat, and, most recently, Edward Snowden and the NSA. |