mccarthy, joseph

Provides a general overview of the most prominent personalities and issues of the McCarthy era of U.S. history, covering the years of 1946 to 1954 when rumors and accusations of Communism became a dominant issue in American politics.

Describes the people caught up in the anti-Communist fervor from World War II to the 1960s.

Describes how Joseph McCarthy and his associates tarnished reputations and ruined lives as they investigated potential communists and Soviet spies in the 1950s, how the "witch-hunt" ended, and its consequences.

Collects nineteen essays that provide varying perspectives on Joseph McCarthy's obsession over Communism in the United States after World War II, providing historical background on the McCarthy era, and providing primary source documents and personal stories from Joseph McCarthy, Harry S. Truman, journalists, and Americans whose lives were affected by Red Scare accusations.

Presents a narrative history of McCarthyism and the threat of Communism, describing early American fears and the impact of McCarthyism on American culture, and including biographies of Ray Cohn, Martin Dies, Alger Hiss, J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph McCarthy, Arthur Miller, Edward R. Murrow, and Joseph Welch, along with primary source materials, a chronology, and other resources.

Contains eleven essays in which the authors present varying viewpoints on the methods used by Senator Joseph McCarthy in his efforts to expose communists in U.S. government, and offer their assessments of McCarthy and McCarthyism.

Outlines the rise of anti-communism in the United States beginning after World War I and culminating in the virulently anti-communist activities led by Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s. Also discusses the aftermath of the McCarthy era.

A biography of the unknown first-term senator from Wisconsin who gained notoriety by stirring up anti-Communist fears in the years after World War II.

A biography of the Wisconsin Senator whose questionable methods as a "Communist witch-hunter" brought him fame in the decade after World War II and led to his eventual censure by the United States Senate.