{"product_id":"den-of-spies-reagan-carter-and-the-secret-history-of-the-treason-that-stole-the-white-house-isbn-9780063330603","title":"Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A persuasive affirmation of a shocking conspiracy theory.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Unger has pursued the story of the October surprise for more than 30 years, often to his own cost. …peppered with amazing details… \u003ci\u003eDen of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e comes out in a world where dark machinations to win power no longer seem so unthinkable as in the days of Carter, Reagan and Bush.\"—The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe explosive inside story of the October Surprise conspiracy, a stunning act of treason that changed American history. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when a covert operation results in treason and victory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter’s largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation—planned and executed by Reagan’s campaign manager Bill Casey—amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan’s victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise—initially for \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and then \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e—and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise, a foundational event in modern American history, remained his white whale, the project he—as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry—worked on late at night and between assignments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDen of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry’s never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, \u003ci\u003eDen of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the stakes of allowing foreign meddling and the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive account reveals the full anatomy of an act of political treason:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe October Surprise Conspiracy:\u003c\/b\u003e Go inside the secret deal between Reagan’s 1980 campaign and the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages for political gain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Thirty-Year Investigation:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover startling new evidence from the author’s decades of reporting and the never-before-seen archives of legendary journalist Robert Parry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEspionage and Treason:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow spymaster Bill Casey as he deploys a network of double agents and CIA operatives to execute a shadow foreign policy that changed the course of American history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIllegal Arms Deals:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow a dark money trail of illegal arms shipments funneled to Iran in exchange for keeping American citizens in captivity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Unger’s narrative paints a colorful panorama of a multinational private intelligence network run by the shambolic spymaster Casey, who later became CIA director…The result is a persuasive affirmation of a shocking conspiracy theory.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What if the scariest political thriller you ever read were a true story?...After decades of investigation, [Unger’s] finally collected all the receipts and laid them out for the world to see. He brings a stunning amount of research to the table, but he also constructs his narrative like an expert thriller. This perversion of justice will chill you, especially because it still resonates today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eApple Books, Monthly Staff Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Unger] argues that Jan. 6, 2021, wasn’t the first instance of Republican treason…A compelling account of political wrongdoing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eDen of Spies \u003c\/em\u003eis not just a summation of his years of steady research into the plot, and not even just a play for redemption; it’s a referendum of sorts on a style of journalism that once ruled the day…the once-debunked October surprise has shifted over the same decades into the realm of high plausibility (though nothing close to agreed-upon history). And Unger and a few other reporters of his generation are responsible. They think that what actually happened still matters.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Craig Unger’s latest investigative book, \u003cem\u003eDen of Spies,\u003c\/em\u003e is important, and not only for its dogged detailing of what one can now reasonably conclude was the stealing of the 1980 presidential election by Republican Ronald Reagan’s campaign team…Does he make the case? I think he does—because he has the receipts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpyTalk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Unger] has painstakingly investigated the concept of the October surprise through secretive contacts in 1980 between Iranian operatives and William J. Casey, President Reagan’s campaign manager . . . A valuable book in which Unger reveals the long lasting repercussions of this October surprise on American and Iranian public life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890675314917,"sku":"NP9780063330603","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063330603.jpg?v=1730233817","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/den-of-spies-reagan-carter-and-the-secret-history-of-the-treason-that-stole-the-white-house-isbn-9780063330603","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}