G-Man
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When he became director of the FBI in 1924, J. Edgar Hoover was a
dazzling wunderkind buzzing with big ideas for reform. He
transformed a failing law-enforcement backwater, riddled with
scandal, into a modern machine.He believed in the power of the
federal government to do great things for the nation and its
citizens. He also believed that certain people - many of them
communists or racial minorities - did not deserve to be included in
that American project. In her nuanced and definitive portrait,
Beverly Gage charts Hoover's rise to power, as he used the tools of
state to create a personal fiefdom unrivalled in U.S.history.
Hoover was not above blackmail and intimidation, and his
conservative values ranged from white supremacy to a crusading and
politicized interpretation of Christianity. But he was more than a
one-dimensional tyrant who strong-armed the country into
submission.As FBI director for almost fifty years, he was a
confidant, counsellor, and adversary to eight U.S. presidents, four
Republicans and four Democrats. His conservative values won him the
admiration of millions of Americans.He stayed in office for so long
because many people, from the highest reaches of government down to
the grassroots, wanted him there. And he has done more to shape the
political right today than many presidents. G-Man places Hoover
back where he once stood: at the centre of American political
history.In telling his story, Gage shines a light on great social
and political changes in 20th century America, from policing and
civil rights to political culture and ideology.
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Simon & Schuster Ltd ,
Beverly Gage
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Simon & Schuster Ltd,
Beverly Gage
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