Purchased in a box lot early 80s on bookshelf since. However, this phase is ending as hoover is writing the book. He wrote in the foreword, communism is the major menace of our time. Edgar hoover s masters of deceit was praised as the most authoritative book on communism ever written in america new york times. By the mid1950s, when this book was written, membership of communist party usa had slipped from its 1944 peak of around 80,000. Edgar book description ny 1958 3rd printing 1st ed 1958 holt. This break, brings us to the second and most recent phase of communism, modern progressivism. Masters of deceit is a powerful and informative booka firsthand account of american communism from its beginnings to the present, written by a man more intimately familiar with the complete story than any other american. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features.
Edgar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Hoover s book is a decent place to start for analysis of this phase of communism. In the final chapter, how to stay free, hoover summarises what he believes are the goals of communism and why they will fail. Although some of this book is outdated i think it can be used nevertheless to understand what we as a country are still up against in 2019. New search eresources user lists feedback help collection delivery times visitor. Edgar hoover published a potted history of communism titled masters of deceit. Edgar hoover signed book masters of deceit, signed 101061 by j. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs youve incurred will be promptly refunded. Although communism may seem to be almost an anachronism from a time gone by, it was a powerful force in the 1930s and the 1940s.
Although some of this book is outdated i think it can be used nevertheless to understand what we as a. Edgar hoover 1958 26th october 2019 obergruppenfuhrer ss 377 views 0 comments book, communism, history. Masters of deceit by j edgar hoover, 9781425482589, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The story of communism in america and how to fight it. Edgar hoover and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Longtime fbi directors book on commuisim in america and how to fight it. For decades, ernie lazar has filed a large amount of requests under the freedom of information act, related to fbi investigations of left and right wing groups, resulting in over 1,200 files, which have been scanned in and put into this collection.
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John edgar hoover 18951972 was, of course, the first director of the fbi, appointed in 1924. Click download or read online button to get masters of deceit book now. Edgar hoover exlibrary copy with typical library marks and stamps. Masters of deceit by j edgar hoover, 97811698861, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Master of deceit is a highlydetailed biography about an fbi director named j. Focusing on it misses the bigger picture of the break between us and russian communists. The book unravels into not just a biography but deep descriptions of u. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Edgar hoover was the nominal author of a number of books and articles, although it is widely believed that all of these were ghostwritten by fbi employees. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
In 1958 federal bureau of investigation fbi director j. He is also credited with the authorship although they were most likely ghostwritten of the books, persons in hiding,a study of communism, and j. Masters of deceit is one of the most important books of our timea warning of the clear. Mass agitation the partys attack is geared to the wide variety of american life. Communism is a force to be reckoned with and should be studied by free people as to be aware of what it looks like. We have new and used copies available, in 8 editions. A virulently anticommunist tract by the former head of the fbi. The story of communism in america and how to fight it by j edgar hoover online at alibris. Find masters of deceit by hoover, j edgar at biblio. Masters of deceit is a powerful and informative book a firsthand account of american communism from its beginnings to the present, written by a man more intimately familiar with the complete story than any other american. Masters of deceit by j edgar hoover, paperback barnes. Edgar hoover 1958 first edition hand signed blue ink with dust jacket, small 1tear in dust jacket.
Search the catalogue for collection items held by the national library of australia. One of the first books he published was by his old friend, j. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. This book is not and should not be just about hoover, aronson trapped tells readers in the epilogue to this wideranging, extensively researched, and detailed biography of the. Edgar and a great selection of related books, art and. Red cloth bindings with gilt title on spine and cover, replica signature in gilt over black. Masters of deceit download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Masters of deceit by john edgar hoover, 1959, pocket books edition, cardinal ed. Masters of deceit by j edgar hoover, first edition, signed. Hoover at twentyfour a handsome young man working his way up in government 0319 master of deceit by marc aronson candlewick press discussion guide about the book king, there is only one thing left for you to do. Edgar hoover on communism, as well as this 1958 book. Written at the height of the cold war, masters of deceit is described by hoover in his foreword as an attempt to explain communismwhat it is, how it works, what its aims are, and, most.
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