Architects of Conspiracy: An Intriguing History

by William P. Hoar

The lust for power is not as widely understood as is the as is the desire for fame and fortune. Perhaps some feel entitled to rule, or controlling others is the only sensation left. . . . . . . This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882792377
• ISBN13: 9780882792378
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Western Islands
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Historical Facts You Were Never Taught

I first read this book in 1991, then my wife gave me my own copy (at my request) for my birthday in 1996 and I just had to read it again. If you like to know the dirty little secrets behind modern America you will love this book. From Andrew Carnegie being raised by parents who were contemporaries of Marx and Engles, to the Kansas City Machine -- mobsters who backed the young Harry Truman for congress -- you will not be able to put down this book without reconsidering all you were taught in grade school. Hoar's underlying message in the introduction is really the crux of the work -- that history is truly nothing more than a chronology of the successes and failures of ambitious people. Find out just how ambitious some of your favorite historical figures were, or moreso, who the ambitious personalities were behind the scenes that counselled and guided them. Enjoy.