Perjury the Hiss-Chambers Case

Perjury the Hiss-Chambers Case by Allen Weinstein. Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York, NY, 1978. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Bottom outside corners bumped, overall content excellent. 674 Pgs. ISBN 0394491769. LCCN 77-7509. With a new introduction by the author. Here is the fascinating step-by-step story of the Hiss-Chambers case, from the memorable moment on Aug 3, 1948, when Time editor Whittaker Chambers alleged before the House Un-American Activities Committee that Alger Hiss, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former State Department official, had served with him in communist underground, to the ultimate conviction of Hiss on two counts of perjury in Jan 1950. Based previously unavailable material, including 30,000 pages of FBI and Justice Department records, interviews with former soviet agents, congressional ''Red hunters,'' and other figures. This book offers the first completely factual account of Congressman Richard Nixon's role in the case and provides new insights into American political life during the 1930's and 40's. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 14502.