Winner of the National Book Award: The definitive history of Joe McCarthy, the Hollywood blacklist, and HUAC explores the events behind the hit film Trumbo . Drawing on interviews with over one hundred and fifty people who were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee--including Elia Kazan, Ring Lardner Jr., and Arthur Miller--award-winning author Victor S. Navasky reveals how and why the blacklists were so effective and delves into the tragic and far-reaching consequences of Joseph McCarthy's ...
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Winner of the National Book Award: The definitive history of Joe McCarthy, the Hollywood blacklist, and HUAC explores the events behind the hit film Trumbo . Drawing on interviews with over one hundred and fifty people who were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee--including Elia Kazan, Ring Lardner Jr., and Arthur Miller--award-winning author Victor S. Navasky reveals how and why the blacklists were so effective and delves into the tragic and far-reaching consequences of Joseph McCarthy's witch hunts. A compassionate, insightful, and even-handed examination of one of our country's darkest hours, Naming Names is at once a morality play and a fascinating window onto a searing moment in American cultural and political history.
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