Nightmare in Red [electronic resource] : The McCarthy Era in Perspective
Fried, Richard M.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
1991.
According to newspaper headlines and television pundits, the cold war ended many months ago; the age of Big Two confrontation is over. But forty years ago, Americans were experiencing the beginnings of another era--of the fevered anti-communism that came to be known as McCarthyism. During this period, the Cincinnati Reds felt compelled to rename themselves briefly the ""Redlegs"" to avoid confusion with the other reds, and one citizen in Indiana campaigned to have The Adventures of Robin Hood removed from library shelves because the story's subversive message encouraged robbing from the rich a
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""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""1. Two Eras and Some Victims""; ""2. Trojan Horses and Fifth Columns""; ""3. "What Do You Think of Female Chastity?"Disloyalty in American Politics""; ""4. The Rise of the Communist Issue""; ""5. The Age Finds Its Name""; ""6. "Bitter Days": The Heyday of Anti-Communism""; ""7. "In Calmer Times. . . .,"""; ""Epilogue. Where We Came Out""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliographical Essay""; ""Index""
According to newspaper headlines and television pundits, the cold war ended many months ago; the age of Big Two confrontation is over. But forty years ago, Americans were experiencing the beginnings of another era--of the fevered anti-communism that came to be known as McCarthyism. During this period, the Cincinnati Reds felt compelled to rename themselves briefly the ""Redlegs"" to avoid confusion with the other reds, and one citizen in Indiana campaigned to have The Adventures of Robin Hood removed from library shelves because the story's subversive message encouraged robbing from the rich a
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
E743.5.F67.