The Politics of Fear Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate

by Robert W. Griffith

Describes the career of Senator McCarthy and explains how he was able to gain so much influence over the U.S. Senate.

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, History, American History

Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Ian Divertie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hugely interesting. McCarthy would have been even more of a problem if the protestant conservatives of his time were not so opposed to Catholicism. Weird! JFK was the only Democrat who didn't vote to censure him at the time, --fascinating trivia. Probably not because he sympathized so much with his views as he sympathized with his persecution by his supposed conservative allies who were protestant. Still, a dangerous self promoting nut at bottom.

[Hope Grover]

Lexile: 1540