Description

Uncover the shocking, well-documented history of how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) actively infringed upon the First Amendment rights of American writers in Alien Ink: The FBI’s War on Freedom of Expression by Natalie Robins. This definitive sourcebook exposes a disgraceful chapter in American history, detailing how the FBI exceeded its proper investigative role to wage a war against American literary figures and their freedom of expression.

Robins’s meticulous research traces the FBI’s history of treading on the First Amendment, including accounts of how the organization intimidated writers and even hired librarians as spies. The book delves into the government’s systematic efforts to monitor, harass, and suppress American literary and political expression. It is an essential read for anyone interested in civil liberties, American political history, and the sometimes-tense relationship between government agencies and freedom of the press.

This listing is for the original Hardcover edition published by William Morrow & Co. in 1992, presented in Great Condition. A substantial volume of 495 pages, it is a valuable, collectible edition for historians, political scientists, and civil rights advocates.

• Author: Natalie S. Robins

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co.

• Publication Date: 1992

• ISBN: 9780688068851 (Hardcover)

• Format: Hardcover (Likely First Edition)

• Pages: 495

• Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches (approximate)

• Weight: 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg) (approximate)

• Condition: Used – Great Condition