{"product_id":"the-burglary-the-discovery-of-j-edgar-hoovers-secret-fbi-paperback","title":"The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetty Medsger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late 1970, a mild-mannered Haverford College physics professor privately asked a few people this question: \"What do you think of burglarizing an FBI office?\" In remarkable detail and with astonishing depth of research, Betty Medsger reveals the never-before-told full story of the history-changing break-in at the Media, Pennsylvania, FBI offices. Through their exploits, a group of unlikely activists exposed the shocking truth that J. Edgar Hoover was operating a shadow Bureau engaged in illegal surveillance and harassment of the American people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Burglary\u003c\/i\u003e brings the activists, who have kept their secret for forty-three years, into the public eye for the first time--including, new to this edition, the recent discovery of the eighth and final member of the team. The burglars' story of personal sacrifice and civil disobedience is a vital episode in the American whistle-blower tradition that includes the Pentagon Papers, Watergate's Deep Throat, and, most recently, Edward Snowden and the NSA.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty Medsger first wrote about the Media files as a reporter at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e in 1971. She is a founding member of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and founder of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism at San Francisco State University, where she was chair of the Department of Journalism. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWomen at Work, Framed: The New Right Attack of Chief Justice Rose Bird and the Courts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWinds of Change: Changes Confronting Journalism Education. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in New York with her husband, John T. Racanelli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978585407789,"sku":"9780804173667","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QfyFMexiid9780804173667.webp?v=1775806002","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-burglary-the-discovery-of-j-edgar-hoovers-secret-fbi-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}