Maraniss, David,author.

A good American family :the red scare and my father /David Maraniss.

416 pages :illustrations ;25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The imperfect S --In from the cold --Outside the gate --Red menace --Wheelman wood --Negro, not niggra --A new world coming --A brief Spanish inquisition --The runner --Named --Ace and mary --Fear and loathing --Something in the wind --Legless --Know your men --Why I fight --In the blood --The power of America --The Virginian --Foley square --Committee men --A good American family --March 12, 1952 --The whole pattern of a life --Witches or traitors --American wanderers --Epilogue. second acts.

"A personal story of the author's father's involvement in HUAC that offers a rich portrait of McCarthy era America"--Provided by publisher.

1.Maraniss, David--Family.2.Maraniss, Elliott,--1918-2004.1.Anti-communist movements--United States--History--20th century.Dynamic Details
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