J. Edgar Hoover: Controversial Fbi Director

Signature Lives

by Kevin Cunningham

Presents the life and accomplishments of the law enforcement leader who transformed the Federal Bureau of Investigation, became a celebrity for tracking down well-known gangsters, and was notorious for keeping secret files on many public figures.

Genres: Biography

112 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to read a short biography of Hoover after reading about Elizebeth Friedman. This was probably a good one to read. It reminded me that that there have been other very troublesome times in our nation's history--the Mc Carthy era, the controversy over the assassination of JFK, and the accesses of Hoover in keeping files on US citizens.

[Terry Filkohazi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned a lot I didn't know about this man & the early BI/FBI