The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy; A Biography

[0-8128-2337-0] 1982. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 819pp. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index. The top edge of the book is a bit soiled and the dust jacket is lightly soiled and rubbed. "A generation of Americans has been waiting for this book. In the early 50s the junior Senator from Wisconsin tore the United States asunder with a campaign he stumbled upon almost by accident. Many Americans, including those in high places, feared his accusations and his wrath out of the mistaken belief that he was a demagogue like Huey Long or even Hitler". Biography of Joseph Raymond McCarthy. Time Period 1908-1857. Locale: United States. (History--United States, Anti-Communism, History--United States, Legislators).