Senator Joseph McCarthy is remembered as a self-serving and hypocritical man who recklessly destroyed people's lives through anticommunist witch hunting. This re-evaluation shows that the more that is learnt about communism in America, the more McCarthy is proven to be accurate in his charges.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0684836254
ISBN-13
9780684836256
eBay Product ID (ePID)
971493
Product Key Features
Book Title
Joseph Mccarthy : Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator
Author
Arthur Herman
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Political
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
23.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E748.M143h47 2000
Table of Content
Contents Introduction Part I: Origins 1 Wisconsin and the Wider World 2 The Class of '46 3 Fatal Attraction: Liberals and Communism 4 The Forties: Democrats and Communists Part II: Rise 5 The Enemy Within 6 The Tydings Committee Part III: Fall 7 Failure at the Top 8 Supporters' Club 9 McCarthy Rampant 10 McCarthy Triumphant 11 Republicans Ascendant 12 McCarthy Against the Press 13 McCarthy Against the Army 14 McCarthy Against Himself 15 Censure 16 Extinction Part IV: Legacy 17 Beyond McCarthy Epilogue Appendix I: McCarthy and the Doctors Appendix II: The Strange Case of Annie Lee Moss Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index