The McCarthy hearings
By: Philip Brooks.
Series: 20th-century perspectives
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Juvenile literature.; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.; Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Internal security -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Subversive activities -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Anti-communist movements -- History.; Legislators.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Describes how Joseph McCarthy and his associates tarnished reputations and ruined lives as they investigated potential communists and Soviet spies in the 1950s, how the "witch-hunt" ended, and its consequences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: A divided world; title: The rise of Joseph McCarthy; title: McCarthy and the FBI; title: The American Communist Party; title: McCarthyism : the "Witch Hunt" begins; title: "I Have in My Hand a List; title: "; title: J. Edgar Hoover; title: The House Un-American Activities Committee; title: The First and Fifth Amendments; title: How well do I know my neighbor?; title: The balance tips; title: The Truman Doctrine; title: Nuclear spies : the threat made real; title: Korea erupts; title: Alger Hiss vs. Whittaker Chambers; title: The Hollywood blacklist; title: Proving loyalty; title: McCarthy goes too far; title: Fighting McCarthy; title: McCarthyism after McCarthy; title: Timeline.