Richard M. Fried

Genius for Confusion

Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new biography of Joseph R. McCarthy shows how the Wisconsin Senator's campaign against American Communists prized sensation above truth. Richard Fried's book builds on over a decade's research in a multitude of sources, many of them newly opened. Fried captures the high drama of McCarthy's rise and fall and the legacy of McCarthyism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 434
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 851g
• ISBN-13: 9781538145777
• ISBN-10: 1538145774
• Artikelnr.: 59915557

Autorenporträt

Richard M. Fried

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1. From Grand Chute to Appleton
Chapter 2. Mr. McCarthy Goes to Washington.
Chapter 3. Wisconsin's Junior Senator
Chapter 4. Appointment in Wheeling
Chapter 5. The Tydings Trainwreck: Investigating McCarthy
Chapter 6. The Making of Joe McCarthy
Chapter 7. A St. George Deep in Dragons
Chapter 8. Hidden Hands and Junketeering Gumshoes
Chapter 9. At War with the Army
Chapter 10. Of "Secret Masters" and "Unheard-of Things": Censure
Chapter 11. Frozen in the Cold
Conclusion
Afterward