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Author:

Aronson, Marc.

Title:

Master of deceit : J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies / Marc Aronson.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

230 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Hoover, J. Edgar--(John Edgar),--1895-1972--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees--Juvenile literature.
Government executives--United States--Juvenile literature.
Police--United States--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Communism--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Hoover, J. Edgar--(John Edgar),--1895-1972.
United States.--Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees.
Government executives.
Police.
United States--History--20th century.
Communism--History--20th century.
Hoover, J. Edgar--(John Edgar),--1895-1972.
United States.--Federal Bureau of Investigation--Officials and employees.
Government executives.
Police--United States.
United States--History--20th century.
Communism--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-220) and index.

Summary:

Examines the legacy and the power held by J. Edgar Hoover during his years as the first director of the FBI and describes how his decisions affected the lives of Americans in the twentieth century.

Indexed by:

Wilson's Senior High School, November 2012
School Library Journal starred, March 2012
Pub Weekly, February 2012
Kirkus Starred, February 2012
Booklist, April 2012
Horn Book, November 2012
Christian Library, June 2012
Wilson's Senior High School
School Library Journal starred
Pub Weekly

ISBN:

153620630X
9781536206302

Locations:

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)