"Craig has issued a thoughtful and carefully-argued verdict on a
legendary and controversial case that influenced the course of
American history. Treasonable Doubt is a fascinating book,
illuminating the shadowy world of the complex Harry Dexter White
case as it examines legal, political, and moral issues that still
affect us today."--Michael Beschloss, PBS commentator and author of
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman, and the Destruction of Hitler's
Germany, 1941-1945"Of all the New Deal officials caught up in the
famous cold war spy cases, none was more significant, or elusive,
than the brilliant economist Harry Dexter White. Craig's well-told
account of White and the controversy surrounding him is by far the
most thorough ever written, incorporating a wealth of new evidence
long-buried in archives at home and abroad."--Sam Tanenhaus, author
of Whittaker Chambers: A Biography"Craig's lucid, fair-minded, and
painstaking study of White as a dedicated New Deal internationalist
who engaged in a 'species of espionage' in order to maintain good
relations with the Soviet Union rings true. Thanks to his
thoughtful analysis, we can at last understand why such a gifted
public servant could become a spy."--Ellen Schrecker, author of
Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America"Craig's provocative and
meticulously researched book could provide a model for
understanding other spies of the era and is sure to enliven the
debate about Cold War espionage."--Kathryn S. Olmsted, author of
Red Spy Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth Bentley"Exhaustively
prepared, wholly fair and balanced in its analysis, and wholly
right in its conclusions."--Michael Straight, author of Trial by
Television: The Army-McCarthy Hearings
"Craig turns the complicated facts of White's life into a terrific
story, partly a spy yarn with philosophical overtones a la Graham
Greene or Joseph Conrad, partly a convincing evocation of the
mentality Craig calls 'Rooseveltian internationalism.' . . .The
book is a work of prodigious and meticulous scholarship. On the
basis of this achievement, Craig deserves to be ranked among the
finest historians of the domestic Cold War."--American Historical
Review"Craig turns the complicated facts of White's life into a
terrific story, partly a spy yarn with philosophical overtones � la
Graham Greene or Joseph Conrad, partly a convincing evocation of
the mentality Craig calls 'Rooseveltian internationalism.' . . .The
book is a work of prodigious and meticulous scholarship. On the
basis of this achievement, Craig deserves to be ranked among the
finest historians of the domestic Cold War."--American Historical
Review"Polished . . . extensively documented . . . [Craig] provides
a good context of the times and of Soviet conspiratorial
techniques."--Library Journal"A masterful historical investigation
that examines the evidence in the White case, lays out an
historical analysis that neither condemns White nor exonerates him,
and encourages readers to tolerate the ambiguities that emerge in
the historical record. Highly recommended."--Choice
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