Red Scare : : Right-Wing Hysteria, Fifties Fanaticism, and Their Legacy in Texas / / Don Carleton.

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.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2014
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (418 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
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
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780292758568
9783110745337
DOI:10.7560/758551
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Don Carleton.