The Archaeologist Was a Spy Sylvanus G. Morley and the Office of Naval Intelligence |
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| Author:
| Harris, Charles H.
Sadler, Louis R.
Harris, Charles H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-2938-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Sylvanus G. Morley was the most influential Mayan archaeologist of his generation and perhaps the greatest American spy of WWI. Harris and Sadler document for the first time Morley's dual career as a scholar and a spy. Working for the Office of Naval Intelligence, he proved an invaluable source of information about German and anti-American activity in Mexico and Central America.
Sylvanus G. Morley was the most influential Mayan archaeologist of his generation and perhaps the greatest American spy of WWI. Harris and Sadler document for the first time Morley's dual career as a scholar and a spy. Working for the Office of Naval Intelligence, he proved an invaluable source of information about German and anti-American activity in Mexico and Central America.