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Ghosts of Iron Mountain : the hoax of the century, its enduring impact, and what it reveals about America today /

A compelling work of investigative journalism that explores the surprising origins and hidden ramifications of an epic late 1960s hoax, perpetrated by cultural luminaries, including Victor Navasky and E.L. Doctorow. For readers curious about the surprising connections between John F. Kennedy, Oliver...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tinline, Phil (Author)
Other Authors: Bird, Kai (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2025.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Lewin, Leonard C.
Hoaxes > United States > History > 20th century.
Conspiracy theories > United States > History > 20th century.
Impostors and imposture > United States > History > 20th century.
Right and left (Political science) > History.
Military-industrial complex > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980.
Conspiracy theories.
Hoaxes.
Théories du complot.
Canulars.
Complexes militaro-industriels > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975.
Canulars > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théories du complot > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1969.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1960-1980.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Kai Bird
  • Introduction: What happened?
  • The power elite
  • The unthinkable
  • The conspirators
  • Iron Mountain
  • The lobby
  • Mister X and the high cabal
  • Blueprint for tyranny
  • The ghost of Lee Harvey Oswald
  • They want to kill everybody
  • Conclusion: As if.