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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever access to his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently-unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings."--
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to...
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Documentary on the Senator who rose to power by ruining the reputations of politicians, businessmen, actors, writers, and others by accusing them of being Communists during the 1950s witch hunts. Analyzes his abuse of power as a lesson to politicians of every era.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"USA, 1958. President Joseph McCarthy sits in the White House, elected on a wave of populist xenophobia and barely-concealed anti-Semitism. The country is in the firm grip of McCarthy's Hueys, a secret police force evolved from the House of Unamerican Activities Committee. Hollywood's sparkling vision of the American dream has been suppressed; its remaining talents forced to turn out endless anti-communist propaganda. LAPD detective Morris Baker--a...
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Shortly after assuming office in January 2017, President Donald Trump accused the press of being an "enemy of the American people." Attacks on the media had been a hallmark of Trump's presidential campaign, but this charge marked a dramatic turning point: language like this ventured into dangerous territory. Twentieth-century dictators--notably, Stalin, Hitler, and Mao--had all denounced their critics, especially the press, as "enemies of the people."...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
1190L
Language
English
Description
Who was the real Joe McCarthy? Was he an American hero who alerted the country to the threat of Communist subversion or a demagogue who played cynically on the nation's fears?
16) Point of order
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A compilation of TV coverage of the 1954 McCarthy-Army hearings, where the Army accuses Senator McCarthy of improperly pressuring the Army for special treatment of one of the senator's aides.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Outlines the rise of anti-communism in the United States beginning after World War I and culminating in the virulently anti-communist activities led by Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s. Also discusses the aftermath of the McCarthy era.
