Whistleblowers: Honesty in America from Washington to Trump

by Allison Stanger

Book Overview

A magisterial exploration of whistleblowing in America, from the Revolutionary War to the Trump era

Misconduct by those in high places is always dangerous to reveal. Whistleblowers thus face conflicting impulses: by challenging and exposing transgressions by the powerful, they perform a vital public service--yet they always suffer for it. This episodic history brings to light how whistleblowing, an important but unrecognized cousin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300186886
• ISBN13: 9780300186888
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.4"