My Country Versus Me: The First-Hand Account by the Los Alamos Scientist Who Was Falsely Accused of Being a Spy

Lee, Wen Ho

ISBN 10: 0786868031 / ISBN 13: 9780786868032

Published by Hyperion Books, New York, NY, 2002

About this Item

Hardcover, with Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed by author Wen Ho Lee on the title page. 8vo(6.25 x 9.5 in.). Quarter-bound with tan paper and light brown cloth. No adornments. Stamped gilt titling on the spine. Complete clean, spotless. Corners like new. Text edge and pages clean, bright. Dust jacket front features a color photo of Dr. Lee with a high desert backdrop that also shows an American flag over his left shoulder. Reverse cove contains a large text box with a passage from the book. Light surface wear, edge wear. No rips, stains. Nice shape. Even today, the events around Dr. Lee's espionage case arouse deep feelings. This is, as they say, one version of the story. It doesn't seem so long ago, actually.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Country Versus Me: The First-Hand Account by the Los Alamos Scientist Who Was Falsely Accused of Being a Spy
• Publisher: Hyperion Books, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786868031
• ISBN 13: 9780786868032
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Poor
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography/Autobiography/Memoir

About this title

Synopsis

For the first time, Wen Ho Lee speaks out: about his work at Los Alamos and his experiences with the FBI, about his arrest and imprisonment. In January of 1999, the arrest of Wen Ho Lee, the Los Alamos scientist who was falsely accused of espionage by the U.S. government and imprisoned without trial, sparked controversy throughout the country. Throughout the ordeal, Wen Ho Lee quietly and steadfastly maintained his innocence. Now he tells his story. A riveting account about prejudice, fear, suspicionand courage, My Country Versus Me offers at last a clear and truthful look at one of the great miscarriages of justice of our time.

About the Author

Wen Ho Lee lives with his wife in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Helen Zia, an award-winning journalist and author of Asian American Dreams, has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for more than twenty years. Born in New Jersey and a graduate of Princeton's first co-educational class, she lives in the San Francisco Bay area.