Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power - Brossura

Robbins, Alexandra

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ISBN 10: 0316735612 ISBN 13: 9780316735612

Casa editrice: Back Bay Books, 2003

Riassunto

The Ivy League is full of societies and clubs, some public and some very private but none is as secret as Yale's Skull and Bones, a tiny, mysterious society that has spawned three presidents, including the current one and his father. Skull and Bones' cloak-and-dagger secrecy has prompted people worldwide to attribute to it some of the most staggering conspiracies in modern history - as well as events including the drop of the atom bomb, the rise of Hitler, and the Bay of Pigs invasion. From their nearly windowless crypt in the middle of the campus the Bonesmen, it is said, plot world domination! In Secrets of the Tomb,. Acclaimed journalist Alexandra Robbins slips through the veil of secrecy to investigate, through society documents and interviews with dozens of members, the truth about Skull and Bones' influence and operations. She also explains why the old-boy, 19th century throwback, a product of another time, still thrives in 21st century America.

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Descrizione del libro:

* The frist ever expose of one of the world's most secretive and feared organisations: Yale University's almost 200-year old secret society Skull and Bones.

L'autore:

Alexandra Robbins has been a staff writer for THE NEW YORK TIMES and has written for numerous magazines and newspapers. A Yale graduate herself and a member of another secret society, she lives near Washington DC

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Back Bay Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0316735612
• ISBN 13: 9780316735612
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 242