Watergate's Forgotten Hero
Frank Wills, Night Watchman
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2021
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8480-2 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8480-2 (ISBN)
Nearly everyone involved with the Watergate saga has been scrutinized, except one: night watchman Frank Wills. On the evening of June 17, 1972, Wills was on duty at the Watergate Office Building when he detected a break-in. Through exhaustive research and numerous interviews, the story of America's most famous night watchman is told.
Nearly everyone who played a significant role in the Watergate saga has been scrutinized except one key participant: night watchman Frank Wills.
On the morning of June 17, 1972, in Washington D.C, the twenty-four-year-old security guard was on duty at the Watergate Office Building when he detected a break-in. A high school dropout with only a few hours of formal guard training, Wills alerted the police who caught five burglars, ultimately igniting a national political scandal that ended with the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
The only African American identified with the Watergate affair, Frank Wills enjoyed a brief moment in the limelight, but was unable to cope with his newfound fame, living the remainder of his life in obscurity and poverty. Through exhaustive research and numerous interviews, the story of America's most famous night watchman finally has been told.
Nearly everyone who played a significant role in the Watergate saga has been scrutinized except one key participant: night watchman Frank Wills.
On the morning of June 17, 1972, in Washington D.C, the twenty-four-year-old security guard was on duty at the Watergate Office Building when he detected a break-in. A high school dropout with only a few hours of formal guard training, Wills alerted the police who caught five burglars, ultimately igniting a national political scandal that ended with the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
The only African American identified with the Watergate affair, Frank Wills enjoyed a brief moment in the limelight, but was unable to cope with his newfound fame, living the remainder of his life in obscurity and poverty. Through exhaustive research and numerous interviews, the story of America's most famous night watchman finally has been told.
Adam Henig’s writings have appeared Time, Tampa Bay Times, Washington Independent Review of Books, BlackPast, San Francisco Book Review and History News Network.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by JaQwan J. Kelly
Preface
1. “Impenetrable” Security
2. The Break-In
3. Savannah
4. North Augusta
5. Job Corps
6. Watergate
7. Metro Police
8. The Caper
9. Opportunity Knocks
10. Delusions of Grandeur
11. From Bad to Worse
12. Downward Spiral
13. “I’ve Done My Work”
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.09.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 23 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 286 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8480-4 / 1476684804 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8480-2 / 9781476684802 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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