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Demagogue - The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy (Hardcover)
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Demagogue - The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy (Hardcover)
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In the long history of American demagogues from Huey Long to Donald
Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time
as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use 'McCarthyism' to stand for
outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarising
slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and
even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia,
accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. When the public finally
turned on him, he came crashing down, dying of alcoholism in 1957.
Only now, through bestselling author Larry Tye's exclusive look at
the senator's records, can the full story be told. Demagogue is a
masterful portrait of a human being capable of great evil, yet
great charm. McCarthy was a tireless worker and a genuine war hero.
His ambitions knew no limits. Neither did his socialising, his
drinking, nor his gambling. When he finally made it to the Senate,
he flailed around in search of an agenda and angered many with his
sharp elbows and lack of integrity. Finally, after three years, he
hit upon anti-communism. By recklessly charging treason against
everyone from George Marshall to much of the State Department, he
became the most influential and controversial man in America. His
chaotic, meteoric rise is a gripping and terrifying object lesson
for us all. Yet his equally sudden fall from fame offers reason for
hope that, given the rope, most American demagogues eventually hang
themselves.
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