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Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare
Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy
Illustrator: Tim Foley
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-24681-3
Keywords: History-United States Congress, United States - politics and government, Anti-Communist movements, Subversive activities
The rise and fall of a senator from Wisconsin who exploited post-WWII fear of the Soviet Union and Communism, unjustly persecuting many without evidence. Black-and-white illustrations. Extensive back matter.