Joseph McCarthy and the Cold War
By: by Victoria Sherrow
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Notorious Americans and their times
Publisher: Blackbirch Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9781567112191
Subjects: United States; Legislators; Anti-communist movements; Cold War; United States. Congress. Senate; Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Description: A biography of the unknown first-term senator from Wisconsin who gained notoriety by stirring up anti-Communist fears in the years after World War II.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-76) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early "Red scares": A young Wisconsin lawyer; title: Post-war years: "Tail-gunner Joe" in the senate; title: Hunting communist: McCarthy finds the right issue; title: Book burnings and investigations: McCarthy in control; title: Army-McCarthy hearings.