Puppetmaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597775126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 455 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bill Emblom said An Unscrupulous Way To Stay In Power. Richard Hack has written a biography that really doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know about J. Edgar Hoover, a strange man who headed the F.B.I. for several decades. Hoover kept files on the skeletons in the closet, both real and imagined, on people whose behavior he wanted to control. Hoover used this blackmail to remain in office throughout the changes in the political climate in Washington. His idea of a good read. Blah Blah Blah Lolly Hellman I felt the author tried to put Hoover in a softer light here. Why, I do not know. He certainly gave Hoover more credit than he deserved. Puppetmaster wasn't the correct title, "Manipulator" fits Hoover better. I love and appreciate the FBI, but I am thrilled Hoover is no longer a part of it.. Good book! Katie L. Costello This book was exactly what I wantedto learn about J. Edgar Hoover's life. It was interesting!
Edgar Hoover, the most powerful lawman in America for over fifty years, was also the country's most controversial and feared public servant. During that time, Hoover completely reshaped domestic law enforcement as he expanded the reach of the FBI and transformed his G-men into an elite national crime fighting division. In. Despite his contributions to the criminal justice system, Hoover fell from favor soon after his death, the victim of rampant rumors and innuendo. J. His career as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation spanned nine different presidential administrations and survived a dozen attempts to sweep him from office
He covers Hoover's career from his initial exploits tracking down dissidents through his headline-grabbing pursuit of Depression-era outlaws to his postwar crusade against left-wing subversion, one increasingly out of step with the country during his Vietnam-era decline. Hack's account of Hoover's public life, meanwhile, zings. His most controversial conclusion about Hoover's private life is that, despite his weird intimacy with sidekick Clyde Tolson and his household collections of male nudes and Chinese ceramics, Hoover was not gay. With unsourced renditions of Hoover's and others' internal monologues, Hack creates some transparency for the legendary FBI chief's tantalizingly opaque psyche. But he does offer a live-wire biography of a determined, energetic, lonely and insecure man who comes off here as much a puppet as master, a cons
He frequently appears on television as a commentator.. Hack has been an investigative writer for 20 years, covering Hollywood and the media for much of that time