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PUPPETMASTER: THE SECRET LIFE OF J. EDGAR HOOVER
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Binding: Hardcover
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Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: February 29, 2004
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Rating: - An evenhanded look
This great bio by Richard Hack follows the life of the long time director of the F.B.I
J. Edgar Hoover starting with his boyhood in the Washington area and following him through his school days and onward to the seat of power. We get an interesting look at Hoover from the days of the mid-west gangsters to hilarious rants on Martin Luther King that border on paranoia.
Before when I thought of J. Edgar Hoover I always had a vague picture an evil man who indulged in activates ... Read More
Rating: - A well written, entertaining biography of a strange man.
Before I read this I had a reasonably good general knowledge of Hoover from reading books about 20th Century US History in general. However, I had not read a dedicated biography of Hoover himself. Some reviewers have remarked that Hack's book does not add anything really new. This may or may not be true. However, I found it to be a good read and a well paced, well written, well laid out biography of a very strange and important man.
One thing that was jarring about Hack's book is that ... Read More
Rating:  - An insider view
None of these reviewers seem to have been in the circus. No mention of Judge Williaml Webster in 1950 in Hack's book. Surprise that JE was friendly to Robert Kennedy and the others in that clan, other accounts had it that they did not work together well. Hack's book id a sort of aerial view of Mr.Hoover's career.
Rating: - Good book!
This book was exactly what I wanted...to learn about J. Edgar Hoover's life. It was interesting!
Rating: - absolute power . . .
I knew nothing about Hoover before reading this book, but Hack does a comprehensive job in this bio. Hoover is portrayed as a higly intelligent, organized man, who had too much power for his (or the country's) good.
Hoover's need for fame was a double edged sword: It helped promote the FBI and it's intentions, but it also put public image over real substance. The most interesting parts of the book were Hoover tracking down old-time mobsters, and his obsession with Martin Luther King Jr. ... Read More
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