The Old Boys: The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA by Hersh, Burton - 1992

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 6.25 inches by 9.5 inches. viii, 536 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Burton Hersh is an American author, journalist and commentator. Hersh is the author of Edward Kennedy-An Intimate Biography (Counterpoint, 2010). His Bobby and J. Edgar : the historic face-off between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that transformed America (Carroll and Graff, 2007) is, according to Worldcat held in 811 libraries. He is also the author of The Shadow President: Ted Kennedy in Opposition (Steerforth 1997), The Old Boys:The American Elite and the Origins of the CIA (Scribner, 1992), The Mellon Family: A Fortune In History (Morrow 1978, Book of the Month Club selection, Fortune Brook Club selection), The Education of Edward Kennedy (Morrow, 1972) His articles have appeared in numerous publications including Esquire, The New York… Read More

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. A group biography of the founders and leaders of the CIA shows how the agency became a secret government that goes against the American constitutional system and fosters extra-legal scandals. Hers has performed a prodigious job of research, conducting more than 100 interviews and burrowing through mounds of archives and declassified documents. His narrative runs from the 1919 Versailles conference, where the young Dulles brothers observed uncle Robert Lansing, Woodrow Wilson's secretary of state, to the Bay of Pigs operation and the frustrating retirement years of its principals. Six men occupy the foreground here: sanctimonious John Foster Dulles and his hedonistic younger brother Allen, who before their heyday as Eisenhower cold warriors were well-heeled corporate lawyers who ran interference for German firms instrumental in the Nazis' prewar rearmament; legendary OSS chief ``Wild Bill'' Donovan;… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. First printing. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!