num_pages: 832
description: This book provides an objective look at the life &amp; career of Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy based on in-depth interviews &amp; McCarthy's personal papers, discussing his motivations, actions &amp; the era in which he lived. This excitingly readable biography will be remembered...a complete page-turner.--Publishers WeeklyPrefacePrologueRural beginningsMarquette Small town lawyerSpeedy justice Tail gunner Joe Working toward WashingtonThe remarkable upstartHousing problemsMalmedy Communists &amp; the Capital Times Wheeling The top Russian spyThe Tydings Report Revenge in Maryland Combat duty The Hennings ReportLiking Ike No team playerDevices Declarations of war A national obsessionPoint of order A matter of morality &amp; conductDies IraeChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
language: English
title: The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy: A Biography
titlecomplete: The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy: A Biography
genres: History, American History, Biography, Politics
ratings_count: 38
publisher: Madison Books