Book Talk: Jeff Kisseloff's Rewriting Hisstory about Alger Hiss

Written by journalist, oral historian, and editor Jeff Kisseloff, Rewriting History: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss, lays to rest the decades-long historical debate over Alger Hiss's innocence.

In 1948, Alger Hiss was accused by Whittaker Chambers of being a secret Communist spy during the 1930s. The resulting trials proved to be some of the most sensationalized and politicized events of the century, and--while he was ultimately convicted--Hiss maintained his innocence until his death. In Rewriting History, Kisseloff brings to light new evidence of Hiss's innocence and sheds light upon who was responsible for the accusations against Hiss. Join Jeff Kisseloff in conversation with Tony Hiss (author, educator, and son of Alger Hiss) as they discuss this revelatory political history. Copies of Rewriting History will be available for purchase.

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