The rise and fall of Senator Joe McCarthy / James Cross Giblin.
| Author/creator | Giblin, James Cross author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, 2009. |
| Description | ix, 294 pages : illustrations, map, frontispiece ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Senator Joe McCarthy |
| Contents | Prologue: More powerful than the president -- Chickens, groceries, and a high school diploma -- Days and nights at Marquette -- Joe's first campaign -- Judge McCarthy -- "Tail Gunner Joe" -- One fight ends, another begins -- Defeating a legend -- Newcomer in Washington -- Charges of torture -- The speech that started it all -- Where's the evidence? -- The top Russian spy -- War breaks out in Korea -- Revenge -- "We like Ike!" -- The missing paragraph -- "I can investigate anybody" -- Cohn and Schine go to Europe -- McCarthy gets married -- The dangerous dentist -- Grilling General Zwicker -- Exposed on television -- A devastating report -- McCarthy on the receiving end -- "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" -- Censured -- "His time to die" -- Epilogue: Another McCarthy? -- After McCarthy's death. |
| Abstract | Who was the real Joe McCarthy? Was he an American hero who alerted the country to the threat of Communist subversion or a demagogue who played cynically on the nation's fears? |
| Local note | Little-472902--305131068527+ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-282) and index. |
| Spec. audience char. | Young Adult. |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Awards note | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2009015005 |
| ISBN | 9780618610587 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0618610588 (hardcover) |
| Stock number | Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B M1274G | ✔ Available | Place Hold |