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SIGNED - A SPY IN CANAAN by Marc Perrusquia (2018, Hardcover) - 1st ed.
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Personalize
- Yes
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- Yes
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Original Language
- English
- Inscribed
- Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Personalization Instructions
- "Jimmy, Thanks so much for dinner. It was great fun. Marc Perrusquia."
- ISBN
- 9781612193410
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
ISBN-10
1612193412
ISBN-13
9781612193410
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240977577
Product Key Features
Book Title
Spy in Canaan : How the FBI Used a Famous Photographer to Infiltrate the Civil Rights Movement
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage, Civil Rights, Photojournalism, Law Enforcement
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, True Crime, Photography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-055004
TitleLeading
A
Reviews
"As everyone from Memphis knows, Marc Perrusquia is an indefatigable sleuth who has done much to tease out the most important stories from our city's intriguing and tragic past. In this ground-breaking and at times shocking examination into the conflicted life of a towering civil rights-era figure, we are reminded that the truth is often far more complicated than we could ever imagine." --Hampton Sides, author of Hellhound on His Trail "Marc Perrusquia's pioneering investigative reporting exposed how a renowned black photojournalist was actually a longtime paid informant for J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. Powerfully and perceptively, this remarkable true-life detective story shows how many lives can be damaged by secret intelligence operatives run amok." --David J. Garrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the Cross and Rising Star " A Spy in Canaan is an important contribution to the history of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and the role of the FBI in monitoring and attempting to contain activists challenging the racial status quo in the Memphis area. Perrusquia's sobering tale provides a context for understanding the contemporary debate over race and social justice." --Athan Theoharis, author of Spying on Americans: Political Surveillance from Hoover to the Huston Plan
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
363.252097309046
Synopsis
Only Ernest Withers, a key figure in the civil rights movement, could have delivered such iconic photographs--and the kind of information the FBI wanted . . . Renowned photographer Ernest Withers captured some of the most stunning moments of the civil rights era--from the age-defining snapshot of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., riding one of the first integrated buses in Montegomery, to the haunting photo of Emmett Till's great-uncle pointing an accusing finger at his nephew's killers. He was trusted and beloved by King's inner circle, and had a front row seat to history . . . but few people know that Withers was also an informant for the FBI. Memphis journalist Marc Perrusquia broke the story of Withers's secret life after a long investigation culminating in a landmark lawsuit against the government to release hundreds of once-classified FBI documents. Those files confirmed that, from 1958 to 1976, Withers helped the Bureau monitor pillars of the movement including Dr. Martin Luther King and others, as well as dozens of civil rights foot soldiers. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of King's assasination, A Spy in Canaan explores the life, complex motivations, and legacy of this fascinating figure Ernest Withers, as well as the dark shadow that era's culture of surveillance has cast on our own time. Includes an 8-page, black-and-white photo insert., Only Ernest Withers, a key figure in the civil rights movement, could have delivered such iconic photographs-and the kind of information the FBI wanted . . . Renowned photographer Ernest Withers captured some of the most stunning moments of the civil rights era-from the age-defining snapshot of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., riding one of the first integrated buses in Montegomery, to the haunting photo of Emmett Till's great-uncle pointing an accusing finger at his nephew's killers. He was trusted and beloved by King's inner circle, and had a front row seat to history . . . but few people know that Withers was also an informant for the FBI. Memphis journalist Marc Perrusquia broke the story of Withers's secret life after a long investigation culminating in a landmark lawsuit against the government to release hundreds of once-classified FBI documents. Those files confirmed that, from 1958 to 1976, Withers helped the Bureau monitor pillars of the movement including Dr. Martin Luther King and others, as well as dozens of civil rights foot soldiers. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of King's assasination, A Spy in Canaan explores the life, complex motivations, and legacy of this fascinating figure Ernest Withers, as well as the dark shadow that era's culture of surveillance has cast on our own time. Includes an 8-page, black-and-white photo insert.
LC Classification Number
HV8138
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- v***i (497)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI was blown away by this purchase. First, the seller wrapped the book in wrapping paper, as if it were a birthday present. It was a very nice touch. Second, there was a handwritten note to me from the seller that made the experience very personal. It really made my day. I can honestly say that of the thousands of purchases I have made on eBay over the last 2 1/2 decades, this has to be my favorite! 
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