Red Scare
Right-Wing Hysteria, Fifties Fanaticism, and Their Legacy in Texas
Published on 15. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
418 pages
978-0-292-75855-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
Red Scare was first published in 1985. Its message is very important in this day of groups thinking others are unpatriotic and wanting to do away with traditional values. Differing opinions do not mean others are un-American and the book makes that point very well. - Jerry TurnerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
679 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-75855-1 (9780292758551)
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E-Book
04/2014
1st Edition
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Persons
Don E. Carleton is Executive Director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds the university's J. R. Parten Chair in the Archives of American History. Carleton has published eight books, including Conversations with Cronkite, and he was executive producer of the award-winning PBS documentary When I Rise.
Content
Foreword
Preface
Prologue
1. A Nervous New Civilization
2. Voices from the Left
3. Fear and Money
4. Red Scare Activists Organize
5. The Red Scare Begins
6. The Red Scare and the Schools
7. The Victim Is a Symbol: The George W. Ebey Affair
8. "Oveta Doesn't Brook Back-Talk"
9. Demagogues in Austin: McCarthy at San Jacinto
10. Bertie and the Board
11. Conclusion: Beyond the Red Scare
Essay on Sources
Notes
Index
Preface
Prologue
1. A Nervous New Civilization
2. Voices from the Left
3. Fear and Money
4. Red Scare Activists Organize
5. The Red Scare Begins
6. The Red Scare and the Schools
7. The Victim Is a Symbol: The George W. Ebey Affair
8. "Oveta Doesn't Brook Back-Talk"
9. Demagogues in Austin: McCarthy at San Jacinto
10. Bertie and the Board
11. Conclusion: Beyond the Red Scare
Essay on Sources
Notes
Index