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A good American family : the Red Scare and my father

Maraniss, David (author.).

Summary: "A personal story of the author's father's involvement in HUAC that offers a rich portrait of McCarthy era America." --

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501178375
  • ISBN: 1501178377
  • ISBN: 9781501178399
  • ISBN: 1501178393
  • Physical Description: print
    416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-398) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part one: Watching one another. The imperfect S -- In from the cold -- Outside the gate -- Red menace -- Wheelman wood -- Negro, not niggra -- A new world coming -- A brief Spanish inquisition -- The runner -- Named -- Ace and Mary -- Fear and loathing -- Part two: In a time of war. Something in the wind -- Legless -- Know your men -- Why I fight -- In the blood -- The power of America -- Part three. Trials and tribulations. The Virginian -- Foley square -- Committee men -- A good American family -- March 12, 1952 -- The whole pattern of a life -- Witches or traitors -- Part four: five years. American wanderers -- Epilogue: Second acts.
Subject:
Maraniss, David -- Family
Maraniss, Elliott -- 1918-2004
United States. -- Congress. -- House. -- Committee on Un-American Activities.
Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
Maraniss, David
United States. -- Congress. -- House. -- Committee on Un-American Activities.
Anti-communist movements
Families
Politics and government
United States
Anticommunist movements -- United States
United States -- Politics and government
Genre:
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 17 of 17 copies available at Westchester Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Pelham Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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