Young J. Edgar : Hoover, the Red Scare, and the assault on civil liberties
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Ackerman, Kenneth D.
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http://www.kennethackerman.com/

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Biography.
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Hoover, J. Edgar -- (John Edgar), -- 1895-1972.
United States. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies.
Civil rights.
Communism.
Employees.
History.
Hoover, J. Edgar -- (John Edgar), -- 1895-1972. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfMjtgYrqdkDy6Cw9xVYP
United States. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation.
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Antikommunismus
Biographies.
Biography
Communisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Hoover, J. Edgar -- 1895-1972
Hoover, John Edgar.
Nonfiction.
États-Unis. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Fonctionnaires -- Biographies.

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Book
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472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780786717750

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In 1919, when J. Edgar Hoover was 24 years old, a New York City postal clerk discovered sixteen bombs wrapped in individual packages - America's first instance of homegrown terrorism. Then-Attorney General Palmer vowed a crackdown and enlisted Hoover as his deputy. Amid the hysteria, details of abuses emerged, Palmer fell, and the rise of J. Edgar Hoover began. Hoover's drive to gain immense power, as well as his coolness and calculation, is explored in Young J. Edgar. With the Palmer raid a as a lens through which to view the terror-hysteria of post-9/11 America, Young J. Edgar reaches the heart of our modern debate over personal freedom in a time of war and fear.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, K. D. (2007). Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the assault on civil liberties (1st Carroll & Graf ed.). Carroll & Graf Publishers ; Distributed by Publishers Group West.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, Kenneth D. 2007. Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault On Civil Liberties. New York : [Berkeley, Calif.]: Carroll & Graf Publishers ; Distributed by Publishers Group West.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, Kenneth D. Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault On Civil Liberties New York : [Berkeley, Calif.]: Carroll & Graf Publishers ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ackerman, K. D. (2007). Young J. edgar: hoover, the red scare, and the assault on civil liberties. 1st Carroll & Graf ed. New York : [Berkeley, Calif.]: Carroll & Graf Publishers ; Distributed by Publishers Group West.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, Kenneth D. Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault On Civil Liberties 1st Carroll & Graf ed., Carroll & Graf Publishers ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2007.

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