anti-communist movements

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1950s blacklisting of suspected Communist sympathizers in broadcasting, explaining how the blacklist impacted the movie, music, and television industry, impacting writers, directors, actors, and some of the media's most influential figures.

The author relies on recently published government records and FBI files to reveal the myths surrounding Joseph McCarthy and his political campaign to uncover Communist sympathizers in America during the 1950s.

An examination of Joseph McCarthy's investigations into communists in the U.S. government during the 1950s and the effect it had on every aspect of American society.

Biography of Whittaker Chambers looking at his involvement with communism, conversion to Quakerism, homosexual experiences, influence at Time magazine, and testimony at anti-communist congressional hearings in the 1950s exposing Alger Hiss as a communist agent.

Traces government investigations of communist and subversive activities in the United States.

Biography of politician Joe McCarthy exploring his complex personality as well as his political career.

Historical documents trace the origins of McCarthyism in the United States and its impact on the country's economy, culture, laws, and attitudes.

Presents a biography of the unknown first-term senator from Wisconsin who became world famous in the "nightmare" decade after World War II by charging that Communists had infiltrated the government.

A study of the anticommunist crusade that swept America in the late 1940s and 1950s, examining representative events and institutions that show not only how McCarthyism operated, but also how its different components interacted with each other; and assessing the lingering impact of McCarthyism on American society.