Cargando…

Troutmouth : the two careers of Hugh Clegg /

"Hugh Clegg (1898-1979) was among the most notable Mississippi historical figures during the 1920s through the 1960s. Born in Mathiston, Mississippi, he was a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1926 to 1954, during which time he rose to the top leadership and worked directly und...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Borne, Ronald F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Growing up in Mathiston
  • A move to Washington : the early days at the FBI
  • Making important contacts
  • The tumultuous '30s : kidnappers and gangsters
  • John Dillinger and Little Bohemia
  • Family life
  • The FBI and World War II
  • Postwar communism and espionage : Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs and Harry Gold
  • The relationship with Hoover
  • Leaving the FBI and joining Ole Miss
  • Clennon King and Ole Miss "liberals"
  • Meredith applies to Ole Miss
  • The riot and the aftermath
  • Ole Miss accomplishments and retirement
  • Epilogue.