Description
The story of Senator Joseph McCarthy's rise to unprecedented power and the decline of his influence is a dramatic one. Richard Rovere documents the process by which a clever, power hungry individual came to mislead and manipulate members of Congress and the American public and to damage countless lives. A new foreword for this edition by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. places the book in historical context and relates it to current issues in American public life.
About the Author
Richard H. Rovere (1915-1979) was a New Yorker staff writer, Washington correspondent for 11 years at the time he wrote this book. Among his books are Affairs of State: The Eisenhower Years and, with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., General MacArthur and President Truman: The Struggle for Control of American Foreign Policy.
Book Information
ISBN 9780520204720
Author Richard H. Rovere
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 18mm
About the Author
Richard H. Rovere (1915-1979) was a New Yorker staff writer, Washington correspondent for 11 years at the time he wrote this book. Among his books are Affairs of State: The Eisenhower Years and, with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., General MacArthur and President Truman: The Struggle for Control of American Foreign Policy.
Book Information
ISBN 9780520204720
Author Richard H. Rovere
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 18mm
