McCarthyism and New York's Hearst Press: A Study of Roles in the Witch Hunt

by Jim Tuck

Book Overview

This hard-hitting, meticulously researched study provides an in-depth analysis of the bizarre relationship between Senator Joe McCarthy and the Hearst press from 1942-57. Concentrating on the Journal-American and the Mirror in New York, Tuck looks deep into the center of the controversy and arrives at some surprising conclusions. Contents: The Cold War Within the Hot Water: Hearst as Pioneer; Pre-McCarthy McCarthyism: The Hearst Press and Parnell...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819198781
• ISBN13: 9780819198785
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"