
The first objective biography about the man whose name is synonymous with the FBI. Generally sympathetic but not uncritical, veteran newsman Ralph de Toledano unveils Hoover's life from birth to death, showing how he took a corrupt political instrument and made it into the greatest investigative organization in the world -- and, in his last years, allowed some rigidity to creep in.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
1973-01-01
ISBN-10:
0870001884
ISBN-13:
9780870001888
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!