Rewriting Hisstory

A 50-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss

By Jeff Kisseloff

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Chapter 1 - It All Goes Back to Hiss

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Chapter 2 - With the Hiss Forces

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Chapter 3 - Alger Hiss: From Liberal to… Liberal?

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Chapter 4 - Vivian

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Chapter 5 - Of Communists and Cling Peaches

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Chapter 6 — Chambers and Hiss: The Relationship

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Chapter 7 - The Question of Espionage

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Chapter 8 - The Woodstock Story

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Chapter 9 - Documenting the Documents

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Chapter 10- The Question of the Typist

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Chapter 11 - Edith Murray

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Chapter 12 - The Mystery of the Rugs
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Chapter 13 - Francis Sayre’s Betrayal

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Chapter 14 - Hede Massing

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Chapter 15 - The Mystery of Julian Wadleigh

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Chapter 16 - The Photographers’ Secrets

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Chapter 17 -Chambers’ Break With the Communist Party

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Chapter 18 - Cold War: Chilly Relations at State

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Chapter 20 - The Conspiracy Against Alger Hiss

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Rewriting Hisstory

A 50-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss

By Jeff Kisseloff

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