A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit

by Richard M. Fried

Book Overview

This new biography of Joseph R. McCarthy shows how the Wisconsin Senator's campaign against American Communists prized sensation above truth. Richard Fried's book builds on over a decade's research in a multitude of sources, many of them newly opened. Fried captures the high drama of McCarthy's rise and fall and the legacy of McCarthyism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538145774
• ISBN13: 9781538145777
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"