Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy - Couverture souple

Tye, Larry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 035852248X ISBN 13 : 9780358522485

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2021

Synopsis

The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on exclusive access to his papers and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings

In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use “McCarthyism” to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarizing slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia, accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. His chaotic, meteoric rise is a gripping and terrifying object lesson for us all. Yet his equally sudden fall from fame offers hope that, given the rope, most American demagogues eventually hang themselves. Only now, through best-selling author Larry Tye’s look at the senator’s records, can the full story be told.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Larry Tye is the author of Demagogue, Superman, The Father of Spin, Home Lands, Rising from the Rails, and Jazzmen. Previously an award-winning reporter at the Boston Globe and a Nieman fellow at Harvard University, he now runs a Harvard-based fellowship program for health journalists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 035852248X
• ISBN 13: 9780358522485
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 640
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