{"product_id":"a-genius-for-confusion-joseph-r-mccarthy-and-the-politics-of-deceit-9781538145777","title":"A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new biography of Joseph R. McCarthy shows how the Wisconsin Senator's campaign against American Communists prized sensation above truth. Richard Fried's book builds on over a decade's research in a multitude of sources, many of them newly opened. Fried captures the high drama of McCarthy's rise and fall and the legacy of McCarthyism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard M. Fried taught various courses in Recent US History at the University of Illinois Chicago until his retirement in 2009, primarily focusing on political history with a strong interest in political culture. He published four books: Men Against McCarthy (1976); Nightmare in Red: The McCarthy Era in Perspective (1990); The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Pageantry and Patriotism in Cold-War America (1998); and The Man Everybody Knew: Bruce Barton and the Making of Modern America (2005), a biography of the famous adman, religious writer and political figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557472047378,"sku":"9781538145777","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24531456-2d5f-45bb-88a6-3c2a621cb70d.jpg?v=1731783803","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-genius-for-confusion-joseph-r-mccarthy-and-the-politics-of-deceit-9781538145777","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}