Ordeal By Slander
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Labels/Stickers: None visible.
A gripping firsthand account of McCarthyism at its most devastating, Ordeal by Slander chronicles the personal and political nightmare endured by prominent American scholar Owen Lattimore after Senator Joseph McCarthy branded him the top Soviet spy in the United States. With unflinching honesty and measured indignation, Lattimore details the harrowing sequence of accusations, investigations, and Senate hearings that threatened to destroy his reputation and career. The narrative presents a searing portrait of Cold War paranoia, illustrating how fear and political opportunism could weaponise slander against innocent citizens. Ultimately a story of resilience, the book stands as both a personal vindication and a cautionary document about the fragility of civil liberties in times of political hysteria.
Author: Owen Lattimore
Format: Hardback
Published: 1952, MacGibbon & Kee
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Labels/Stickers: None visible.
A gripping firsthand account of McCarthyism at its most devastating, Ordeal by Slander chronicles the personal and political nightmare endured by prominent American scholar Owen Lattimore after Senator Joseph McCarthy branded him the top Soviet spy in the United States. With unflinching honesty and measured indignation, Lattimore details the harrowing sequence of accusations, investigations, and Senate hearings that threatened to destroy his reputation and career. The narrative presents a searing portrait of Cold War paranoia, illustrating how fear and political opportunism could weaponise slander against innocent citizens. Ultimately a story of resilience, the book stands as both a personal vindication and a cautionary document about the fragility of civil liberties in times of political hysteria.