Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare

by Elizabeth Levy and Andrea Balis

A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in US history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare.

At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches. As Senator Joe McCarthy took up this mantle to hunt down "communists" in the US, citizens grew terrified of being accused, so they turned on each other - pointing fingers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250246814
• ISBN13: 9781250246813
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8