the discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's secret FBI
In 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. -- From back cover.