num_pages: 285
description: “[A] terse and compelling book. . .The entire bizarre story is here, a model of careful selection; McCarthy’s political biography reduced to its essentials. . . Adams has presented a précis of a demagogue’s rise to power. . .absolutely authoritative. . .It adds an essential dimension to our understanding of contemporary American history.” ―Elaine Kendall, Los Angeles Times Book Review As counselor of the army during the McCarthy witchhunt, John G. Adams was a central figure in the bitter army-McCarthy hearings and McCarthy’s fall from power.
language: English
title: Without Precedent: The Story of the Death of McCarthyism
titlecomplete: Without Precedent: The Story of the Death of McCarthyism
ratings_count: 3
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company