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Barcode30293101905953
LocationClark County
Call No973.9 Marr
TitleA time of fear : America in the era of red scares and Cold War / Albert Marrin.
AuthorMarrin, Albert. author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ1
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293101905953973.9 Marr4/14/2021 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780525644293 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 0525644296 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 9780525644309 (library binding)
International Standard Book Number 052564430X (library binding)
Personal Name Marrin, Albert. author.
Title Statement A time of fear : America in the era of red scares and Cold War / Albert Marrin.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Alfred A. Knopf Books, 2021.
Physical Description 306 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographic references (pages [259]-291) and index.
Formatted Contents Note Prologue: Lenin's journey -- Frightened victors -- True believers: a party like none other -- Black comrades awaken! -- The Party and Stalin's war -- Nightmare years -- Of atomic bombs and spies -- The Rosenberg spy ring -- A little list: Joe McCarthy investigates -- Epilogue: Brutal fantasies.
Summary, Etc. In twentieth century America, no threat loomed larger than the communist superpower of the Soviet Union. The Communist Party of the United States attempted to use deep economic and racial disparities in American culture to win over members and sympathizers. Marrin shows how the miscarriage of justice in the Scotsboro Boys case, the tragedy of the Rosenbergs, and the menace of the Joseph McCarthy and his war hearings lured many Americans to the ideals of communism-- without understanding its reality. He shows how fear of communist infiltration at times caused us to undermine our most deeply held values. -- adapted from jacket
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cold War Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Communism History 20th century United States Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Anti-communist movements United States History 20th century Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States History 1945-1953 Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States Politics and government 1933-1945 Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States History 1933-1945 Juvenile literature.

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