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Jeff Kisseloff's new book about Alger Hiss

By Joe Donahue

Published May 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM EDT

Book cover for "Rewriting HISStory" by Jeff Kisseloff

Author Jeff Kisseloff’s new book, "Rewriting HISStory," is a political history that looks to uncover the innocence of alleged Communist spy Alger Hiss.

Kisseloff brings to light a wealth of original material, including 150,000 pages of mostly unredacted previously unreleased FBI files (which he sued the FBI to obtain) and other documents from government and library collections around the country.

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