{"product_id":"watergates-forgotten-hero-9781476684802","title":"Watergates Forgotten Hero","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Nearly everyone who played a significant role in the Watergate saga has been scrutinized except one key participant: night watchman Frank Wills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt takes generosity of spirit, and often the talents of a fine detective, to find poetry in the life of a common man. Adam Henig has those qualities, and the tale he tells of the life of Frank Wills is both tragic, and illuminating, in his capable hands.\" —John A. Farrell, author of \u003ci\u003eRichard Nixon: The Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absorbing...compelling biography.\" —Herb Boyd, author of \u003ci\u003eBaldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Adam Henig provides a sensitive look into the life of a unique character in the Watergate scandal.\" —Joseph Rodota, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Watergate: Inside America's Most Infamous Address\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A moving exposition.\" —Carol McCabe Booker, contributor, \u003ci\u003eShocking the Conscience: A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Adam Henig, through his exhaustive research, gives Wills his dignity and honor back.\" —Don Rhodes, columnist, \u003ci\u003eThe Augusta\u003c\/i\u003e (Ga.) \u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tix\u003cbr\u003eForeword by JaQwan J. Kelly\t1\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t3\u003cbr\u003e 1. \"Impenetrable\" Security\t7\u003cbr\u003e 2. The ­­Break-In\t10\u003cbr\u003e 3. Savannah\t19\u003cbr\u003e 4. North Augusta\t33\u003cbr\u003e 5. Job Corps\t42\u003cbr\u003e 6. Watergate\t50\u003cbr\u003e 7. Metro Police\t59\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Caper\t67\u003cbr\u003e 9. Opportunity Knocks\t80\u003cbr\u003e10. Delusions of Grandeur\t90\u003cbr\u003e11. From Bad to Worse\t109\u003cbr\u003e12. Downward Spiral\t128\u003cbr\u003e13. \"I've Done My Work\"\t144\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\t159\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t165\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t183\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t195","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040491471191,"sku":"9781476684802","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476684802.jpg?v=1750946917","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/watergates-forgotten-hero-9781476684802","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}