{"product_id":"2026100008456-secondhand-mccarthy-the-man-the-senator-the-ism","title":"Mccarthy: The Man, The Senator, The \"Ism\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with moderate foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers\/Labels: None visible.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Jack Anderson and Ronald W. May, McCarthy: The Man, The Senator, The 'Ism' is a landmark work of American political biography that presents one of the most thorough and unflinching portraits of Senator Joseph McCarthy at the height of his controversial career. Published in 1952, this extensively researched account chronicles McCarthy's rise from a Wisconsin circuit court judge to the most feared and divisive political figure of the Cold War era, detailing the tactics of fear, innuendo, and character assassination that defined McCarthyism. With the authority of investigative journalists, Anderson and May uncover the personal contradictions and political machinations behind the man, illustrating how one senator's ruthless anti-communist crusade cast a long shadow over American civil liberties and democratic institutions. Praised by critics as the most devastating exposure of a living man and one of the most important and disturbing modern books about America, this work remains an essential document for understanding one of the most turbulent and morally complex chapters in twentieth-century American political history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956275130587,"sku":"2026100008456-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c13bc432-b953-463f-bfa3-07021e046a0d.png?v=1783499330","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008456-secondhand-mccarthy-the-man-the-senator-the-ism","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}