A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit by Fried, Richard M.
A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit by Fried, Richard M.

A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit

This new biography of Joseph R. McCarthy shows how the Wisconsin Senator's campaign against American Communists prized...
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Author: Richard M. Fried
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A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit by Fried, Richard M.

A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit

BD$112.64
A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit by Fried, Richard M.

A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit

BD$112.64
Author: Richard M. Fried
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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This new biography of Joseph R. McCarthy shows how the Wisconsin Senator's campaign against American Communists prized sensation above truth. McCarthy often put aside his hunt for Reds while he pursued his anti-communist critics. He fought foes not just with noisy accusations but with covert gossip. He was gullible enough that some con artists managed to lure him on wild goose chases. The man who charged others with being "dupes" was sometimes one himself. Historian Fried's book builds on over a decade's research in a multitude of sources, many of them newly opened-not just McCarthy's own papers but those of forty-seven Senate colleagues, plus records of journalists, observers, and activists. It brings to light such theatrical episodes as a CIA "op" against McCarthy as well as Joe's quixotic search for Soviet security chief Lavrenti Beria in Spain. The resulting multi-focal perspective on the political and institutional setting in which McCarthy operated with such abandon is full of drama.

Author: Richard M. Fried
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 10/15/2022
Pages: 434
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9781538145777


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2022 pg. 3

About the Author
Richard M. Fried taught various courses in Recent US History at the University of Illinois Chicago until his retirement in 2009, primarily focusing on political history with a strong interest in political culture. He published four books: Men Against McCarthy (1976); Nightmare in Red: The McCarthy Era in Perspective (1990); The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Pageantry and Patriotism in Cold-War America (1998); and The Man Everybody Knew: Bruce Barton and the Making of Modern America (2005), a biography of the famous adman, religious writer and political figure.
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