Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator

Joseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated Senator
ISBN-10
0684836254
ISBN-13
9780684836256
Category
Anti-communist movements
Pages
404
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Arthur Herman

Description

A re-interpretation of one of the most hated figures in American history shows that many of McCarthy's general suspicions about security risks and communist infiltration did have a basis in truth.

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