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 Thomas; The Hiss Case and the Mindszenty Trial; 1950: The Alliance Forms; 1951-52: The Alliance at High Noon; 1953: The Alliance Cracks; 1954: Fragmentation; 1955-57: The Reign of Silence; Epilogue: McCarthy as Redbaiter An Inquiry.

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Author:   Jim Tuck
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780819198785

ISBN 10:   0819198781
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   09 May 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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The territory is familiar, but Tuck proves that a few areas remain fertile fields for study.>>>>--James W. Compton The Historian

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Jim Tuck is a freelance author, journalist, and syndicated columnist.

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