Red Scare: Right-Wing Hysteria, Fifties Fanaticism, and Their Legacy in Texas

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A history of Houston during the McCarthy era and the community&’s response to the fear of communism.Winner of the Texas State Historical Association Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, this authoritative study of red-baiting in Texas reveals that what began as a coalition against communism became a fierce power struggle between conservative and liberal politics.Praise for Red Scare&“A valuable and sometimes engrossing cautionary tale.&” —New York Times Book Review&“Judicious, well written, and reliable, Red Scare ranks among the top dozen books in the field. . . . A splendid book that deserves the attention of everyone interested in the South and civil liberties.&” —American Historical Review &“This outstanding study of the McCarthy era in Houston is not only the definitive work on &‘Scoundrel Time&’ in that city, but also present in microcosm a brilliant picture of the phenomenon that blighted the entire nation in the 1950s.&” —Publishers Weekly&“For those who still believe it didn&’t happen here—or couldn&’t happen again—Don Carleton&’s Red Scare is required reading. . . . In fact, anyone who wants to understand modern Texas with all its wild contradictions should begin with Carleton&’s massively detailed [book].&” —Dallas Morning News &“A permanently valuable addition to Texas history and to our understanding of the McCarthy period in the country.&” —Texas Observer&“Readers can fully experience the agony and terror of this unimaginably ugly period. . . . Red Scare will surely become a standard work on this important subject.&” —Southwest Review&“An important addition to the history of modern Houston, and . . . of Texas. It is also a fascinating and timely contribution to the subject of extremism in American life.&” —Journal of Southern History
Copyright:
2014

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
419 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780292758575
Related ISBNs:
9780292758551
Publisher:
University of Texas Press
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Copyrighted By:
Don E. Carleton
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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