PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781471182211
- Categories BX, BXOS, History, NF HIS, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Humanities
- Author(s) Carl Bernstein
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Pages 372
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions 15.5cm x 2.0cm x 23.1cm
- Weight 0.45 kg
product description
It would be difficult to overstate the historical and political importance of this taut, gripping story, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles in the Washington Post. After a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Hotel in June 1972, Post journalist Bob Woodward was called in on a Saturday to cover the story, soon joined by political reporter Carl Bernstein. They learned this was no ordinary burglary, and following lead after lead?aided by "Deep Throat," for decades the most famous anonymous source in journalism?Woodward and Bernstein unearthed a trail of conspiracy that led to the downfall of President Richard M. Nixon.