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The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI Cover Image Book Book

The burglary : the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI / Betty Medsger.

Medsger, Betty. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307962959 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0307962954 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: x, 596 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-578) and index.

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Castlegar Public Library 363.240973 MED (Text) 35146001870161 Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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