Bibliograph

The listeners, a history of wiretapping in the United States, Brian Hochman

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The listeners, a history of wiretapping in the United States, Brian Hochman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The listeners

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1266201801

Responsibility statement

Brian Hochman

Sub title

a history of wiretapping in the United States

Summary

"Electronic surveillance was once a specialized intelligence-gathering tool that provoked fascination and protest. Now it is a mundane fact of our consumer world. How did we get here? The Listeners traces the spies and scandal mongers, police and presidents, businessmen and filmmakers who made wiretapping a defining technology of American history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The ballad of D. C. Williams -- Part One. Dirty business: Stolen signals and whispering wires -- Detective Burns goes to Washington -- To intercept and divulge -- The wiretapper's nest -- Part Two. The bug in the martini olive: Eavesdroppers -- Tapping God's telephone -- Part Three. The listening age: Title III -- Big brother, where art thou? -- Limited assistance necessary -- Off the wire -- Epilogue: King's call, Hoover's tap

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