1908-1957

Biography of politician Joe McCarthy exploring his complex personality as well as his political career.

Historical documents trace the origins of McCarthyism in the United States and its impact on the country's economy, culture, laws, and attitudes.

Presents a biography of the unknown first-term senator from Wisconsin who became world famous in the "nightmare" decade after World War II by charging that Communists had infiltrated the government.

A study of the anticommunist crusade that swept America in the late 1940s and 1950s, examining representative events and institutions that show not only how McCarthyism operated, but also how its different components interacted with each other; and assessing the lingering impact of McCarthyism on American society.

Discusses the era of Joseph McCarthy, a politician who was obsessed with finding communists within the U.S. and who persecuted thousands of Americans' careers and lives with his unfounded public accusations.