McCarthyism and New York's Hearst Press: A Study of Roles in the Witch Hunt

By Jim Tuck

Book Overview

This hard-hitting, meticulously researched study provides an in-depth analysis of the bizarre relationship between Senator Joe McCarthy and the Hearst press from 1942-57. Concentrating on the Journal-American and the Mirror in New York, Tuck looks deep into the center of the controversy and arrives at some surprising conclusions.
Contents: The Cold War Within the Hot Water: Hearst as Pioneer; Pre-McCarthy McCarthyism: The Hearst Press and Parnell Thomas; The Hiss Case and the Mindszenty Trial; 1950: The Alliance Forms; 1951-52: The Alliance at High Noon; 1953: The Alliance Cracks; 1954: Fragmentation; 1955-57: The Reign of Silence; Epilogue: McCarthy as Redbaiter An Inquiry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819198781
• ISBN13: 9780819198785
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"