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10H 26min
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History

Pulitzer-Prize winner Haynes Johnson boldly revisits the anti-communist hysteria of the McCarthy era to examine parallels today in this new age of terror and threat with a mix of narrative history, political commentary, and contemporary reporting.

© 2005 HighBridge Audio (Audiobook): 9781598872897

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Audiobook: 6 October 2005

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