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A conspiracy so immense : the world of Joe McCarthy
Title
A conspiracy so immense : the world of Joe McCarthy / David M. Oshinsky.
ISBN
1982124040
9781982124045
Edition
First Free Press trade paperback edition.
Publication
New York : Free Press, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©1983
Physical Description
ix, 597 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Originally published in 1983.
Summary
Describes the internal and external forces that launched Joseph McCarthy on his political career and carried him to national prominence.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 14, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-579) and index.
Contents
Beginnings
G.I. Judge
Gunning for the Senate
The Pepsi-Cola Kid
Rock bottom
The Red bogey in America, 1917-1950
Wheeling
Battle of the billygoats
Stand or fall
The Lattimore connection
Declaration of conscience
The fourth estate
"An infamy so black ..."
"Slimy creatures"
Tydings's revenge
Ike
Gearing for battle
Voices within the voice
Of diplomats and Greek ships
Friends and enemies
A discouraging summer
The Monmouth hearings
White House blues
Who promoted Peress?
The chicken luncheon
"The fault, dear Brutus"
Setting the ground rules
The hearings begin
Executive privilege
The eleven memoranda
"So reckless, so cruel"
Censure
Final years.
Subjects
Genre/Form
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
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