The Army-McCarthy 1953-1954 Communist Witch Hunt - Book on file
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The Army-McCarthy
1953-1954
Communist

Witch Hunt

McCarthy Overview
 
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October 20, 1953
In the Camp Evans Administration building (9001),  the former Marconi Wireless Station Staff Hotel.
Photo SC445821 on file at the National Archives

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   Reeves 1982
The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy - A Biography.   By  Thomas C. Reeves - 1982

CONTENTS
Preface    xi
Prologue    xiii

1. Rural Beginnings    1
2. Marquette    1 1
3. Small Town Lawyer    19
4. Speedy Justice    33
5. Tail Gunner Joe    45
6. Working Toward Washington 63
7. The Remarkable Upstart    109
8. Housing Problems    133
9. Malmedy    161
10. Communists and the Capital Times    187
11. Wheeling    205
12. The Top Russian Spy 235
13. The Tydings Report    287
14. Revenge in Maryland    315
15. Combat Duty 347
16. The Hennings Report    377
17. Liking Ike    417
18. No Team Player 459
19. Devices    493
20. Declarations of War    509
21. A National Obsession    561
22. Point of Order    595
23. A Matter of Morality and Conduct    639
24. Dies Irae    665

Chapter Notes 677
Bibliography    783
Index    801


Sources of further info on this topic:
On the Infoage website, our library and our archive -

A 1998 interview of Louis Kalpan, a Camp Evans employee suspended during the investigations.

 The ghost of Sen. Joseph McCarthy haunts Camp Evans. By Fred Carl, The Coast Star, May 15, 2003, Page 9

 McCarthy's probe had a long-lasting impact on Wall Twp.'s Camp Evans.  By Fred Carl, May 22, 2003, The Coast Star, Page 15

McCarthy's communist hunt unraveled at Wall facility - The Asbury Park Press, November 10, 2003 by Fred Carl

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