At Issue in History - The McCarthy Hearings (paperback edition)

Book Overview

In 1950, Joseph McCarthy, a Republican senator from Wisconsin, announced that communists were working in the State Department. This anthology focuses on the hearings that resulted from McCarthy's famous efforts to expose communists in government positions and his use of dubious tactics such as smearing and guilt by association.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073771347X
• ISBN13: 9780737713473
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10