ISBN: 9780199938155

The Trials of William Remington In 1948, William W. Remington was one of the bright young men in the Truman administration. He was tall and handsome, a product of Dartmouth and Columbia.… Mehr…

The Trials of William Remington In 1948, William W. Remington was one of the bright young men in the Truman administration. He was tall and handsome, a product of Dartmouth and Columbia. From 1940 on, he had risen through government ranks, serving on wartime boards, the President`s Council of Economic Advisors, and eventually as a major official in the Department of Commerce, with a promising future ahead. By 1954, however, Remington was dead--assassinated in his cell by a team of inmates in a high-security Federal prison. In Un-American Activities, historian Gary May tells the fascinating story of William Remington--a story of intrigue, injustice, government corruption, and anti-Communist hysteria. May labored for eight years in reconstructing Remington`s case, searching through FBI files, government documents, and waging an epic battle against then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Guiliani to become the first historian to obtain access to grand jury records. The result is a brilliant account of one man`s tragic odyssey and a government run amok. Remington`s future collapsed in 1948, when he was charged with being a Communist and a Soviet spy. The accuser was Elizabeth Bentley, an admitted ex-Communist herself and a former courier for Soviet spymasters. Remington`s life fell into a whirlpool, as he fought government improprieties, illegalities, and the assumption he was guilty. Cleared by government loyalty boards, he was indicted by a grand jury--whose foreman was secretly helping Elizabeth Bentley prepare her memoirs. Remington suffered through two trials for perjury, and the chief witness against him was his own embittered ex-wife. He was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where his reputation as a Communist preceded him. But May`s account also offers fascinating insight into the depth of Soviet penetration into wartime America: As he follows Remington`s life, from the radical circles at Dartmouth and the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s through his Washington career, he finds that Remington may well have been guilty of the charges against him. Gary May is one of the leading historians writing about postwar America. His first book, China Scapegoat, won the Allan Nevins Prize and was hailed as `as well as a novel, as powerful as a good film` by the The Los Angeles Times. Here he brings his analytical and narrative skills to bear on one of the forgotten stories of the McCarthy era, uncovering a gripping tale of espionage, corruption, and personal tragedy. Un-American Activities: The Trials of William Remington: In 1948, William W. Remington was one of the bright young men in the Truman administration. He was tall and handsome, a product of Dartmouth and Columbia. From 1940 on, he had risen through government ranks, serving on wartime boards, the President`s Council of Economic Advisors, and eventually as a major official in the Department of Commerce, with a promising future ahead. By 1954, however, Remington was dead--assassinated in his cell by a team of inmates in a high-security Federal prison. In Un-American Activities, historian Gary May tells the fascinating story of William Remington--a story of intrigue, injustice, government corruption, and anti-Communist hysteria. May labored for eight years in reconstructing Remington`s case, searching through FBI files, government documents, and waging an epic battle against then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Guiliani to become the first historian to obtain access to grand jury records. The result is a brilliant account of one man`s tragic odyssey and a government run amok. Remington`s future collapsed in 1948, when he was charged with being a Communist and a Soviet spy. The accuser was Elizabeth Bentley, an admitted ex-Communist herself and a former courier for Soviet spymasters. Remington`s life fell into a whirlpool, as he fought government improprieties, illegalities, and the assumption he was guilty. Cleared by government loyalty boards, he was indicted by a grand jury--whose foreman was secretly helping Elizabeth Bentley prepare her memoirs. Remington suffered through two trials for perjury, and the chief witness against him was his own embittered ex-wife. He was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where his reputation as a Communist preceded him. But May`s account also offers fascinating insight into the depth of Soviet penetration into wartime America: As he follows Remington`s life, from the radical circles at Dartmouth and the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s through his Washington career, he finds that Remington may well have been guilty of the charges against him. Gary May is one of the leading historians writing about postwar America. His first book, China Scapegoat, won the Allan Nevins Prize and was hailed as `as well as a novel, as powerful as a good film` by the The Los Angeles Times. Here he brings his analytical and narrative skills to bear on one of the forgotten stories of the McCarthy era, uncovering a gripping tale of espionage, corruption, and personal tragedy., Oxford University Press<

ISBN: 9780199938155

Drawing on FBI and other once-classified security files, this important biography tells the story of a tragic life in a tragic era in American history.William Remington was a promising yo… Mehr…

Drawing on FBI and other once-classified security files, this important biography tells the story of a tragic life in a tragic era in American history.William Remington was a promising young government official from 1940 to 1949, serving on various wartime boards, the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and eventually as a major official in the Department of Commerce.In 1948 he was accused by Elizabeth Bentley, an admitted former Communist and Soviet spy turned state's evidence, of having given her classified military data.Remington was forced to appear before a Government Loyalty Review Board, which exonerated him.He was later indicted, however, by a grand jury whose foreman was secretly helping Bentley to prepare her memoirs, and the key witness against Remington was his ex-wife.Remington denied the espionage charges but was then indicted for perjury.He was convicted and sent to a federal penitentiary, where a year and half later he was murdered by three inmates under suspicious circumstances.Shedding new light on the political crisis of the anti-Communist era in America, May uncovers evidence the government was guilty of major improprieties, if not illegalities, in pursuing its case against Remington, while Remington himself was probably guilty of both perjury and espionage.; PDF \ Elizabeth Kendall; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > History of the Americas, Oxford University Press<

ISBN: 9780199938155

Drawing on FBI and other once-classified security files, this important biography tells the story of a tragic life in a tragic era in American history.William Remington was a promising yo… Mehr…

Drawing on FBI and other once-classified security files, this important biography tells the story of a tragic life in a tragic era in American history.William Remington was a promising young government official from 1940 to 1949, serving on various wartime boards, the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and eventually as a major official in the Department of Commerce.In 1948 he was accused by Elizabeth Bentley, an admitted former Communist and Soviet spy turned state's evidence, of having given her classified military data.Remington was forced to appear before a Government Loyalty Review Board, which exonerated him.He was later indicted, however, by a grand jury whose foreman was secretly helping Bentley to prepare her memoirs, and the key witness against Remington was his ex-wife.Remington denied the espionage charges but was then indicted for perjury.He was convicted and sent to a federal penitentiary, where a year and half later he was murdered by three inmates under suspicious circumstances.Shedding new light on the political crisis of the anti-Communist era in America, May uncovers evidence the government was guilty of major improprieties, if not illegalities, in pursuing its case against Remington, while Remington himself was probably guilty of both perjury and espionage.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > History of the Americas, Oxford University Press<

1994, ISBN: 9780199938155

The Trials of William Remington, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: Oxford University Press], Oxford University Press, 1994

1994, ISBN: 9780199938155

The Trials of William Remington, eBook Download (PDF), eBooks, [PU: Oxford University Press]