Masters of Deceit : The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It by Hoover, J. Edgar - 1958

New York: Holt, 1958. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full red cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in black and gilt. Octavo. 374pps. Stated First Edition. There is a tidy gift inscription on the ffep., otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has mild rubbing and shallow chipping at the extremities; the original price is intact. A very nice copy.

"...'Masters of Deceit' is a powerful and informative book -- a firsthand account of American communism from its beginnings to the present, written by a man more intimately familiar with the complete story than any other American. Mr. Hoover shows the day-to-day operations of the Communist Party, USA: who the communists are, what they claim, why people become communists, and why some break away. He describes life within the Party, communist strategy and tactics, methods of mass agitation and underground infiltration, espionage, sabotage, and its treatment of minorities. The picture of what life in this country would be under communism (toward which thousands of misguided Americans actually are working now!) is vivid and shocking.
'Masters of Deceit' is one of the most important books of our time -- a warning of the clear and present danger to our way of life..."

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