A review by marisbest2
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage

5.0

A bit haigiographic but generally very good, thorough and interesting biography of a man who’s name mostly rhymes with government overreach. Would have been good to spend a bit more time on the mob. But other than that does a great job of highlighting the various influences and outcomes driven by this singular public servant. Similar in many ways (though dramatically smaller in scope) to Caro’s biography of Moses.

Can’t wait for Caro to tackle Hoover in the next LBJ book if we ever get it