| J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography Contributor(s): Geary, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809095033 ISBN-13: 9780809095032 Publisher: Hill & Wang OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2008 Annotation: In the hands of gifted cartoonist Geary, J. Edgar Hoovers life becomes a timely and pointed guide to everything from Prohibition to Cold War espionage. This graphic work provides a special window into the life of an outsized American and a birds-eye view on the 20th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Law Enforcement - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007025193 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.09" W x 8.05" (0.55 lbs) 102 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 127819 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A True History of Violence (and Crimefighting, Politics, and Power) In the hands of gifted cartoonist Rick Geary, J. Edgar Hoover's life becomes a timely and pointed guide to eight presidents--from Calvin Coolidge to Richard Nixon--and everything from Prohibition to cold war espionage. From a nascent FBI's headlinegrabbing tracking down of Dillinger and Machine Gun Kelly in the 1930s to Hoover's increasingly paranoid post-WWII authorizing of illegal wiretaps, blackmail, and circumvention of Supreme Court decisions, J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography provides a special window into the life of an outsized American and a bird'seye view on the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Geary, Rick: - Rick Geary is one of the most celebrated and widely recognized artists working in comics today. He started his career at The National Lampoon where he drew for 13 years. His graphic novels include adaptations for CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED and the nine-volume series A TREASURY OF VICTORIAN MURDER for NBM Publishing. A new series A TREASURY OF 20th CENTURY MURDER began in 2008 with "The Lindbergh Child" and was followed by 2009's "The Famous Players" and 2010's "The Ax-Man of New Orleans," all of which were Junior Library Guild selections. The series has sold over 120,000 copies. He lives and works in Carrizozo, New Mexico. |