| Description |
1 online resource (317 pages) |
| Contents |
Fear, and Howard Smith's law -- From spies to speeches -- A sudden and violent storm -- The judge, and the mood -- Battle lines and battle scars -- The trial opens -- Deserters and spies -- Stool pigeons and turncoats -- The defense -- The Peekskill Riots -- Guilty -- In the wind -- Hollow vindication |
| Summary |
Sixty years ago political divisions in the United States ran even deeper than today. The Fear Within takes aim at one pivotal moment of that era: July 20, 1948 when FBI agents began rounding up twelve men whom the government believed posed a grave threat-the leadership of the Communist Party-USA. Scott Martelle's story is a compelling look at how American society, both general and political, reacts to stress and clamps down in times of crisis on the very beliefs it holds dear: the freedoms of speech and political belief |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Dennis, Eugene, 1905-1961 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Dennis, Eugene, 1905-1961 fast |
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Communist Party of the United States of America -- History
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United States. Alien Registration Act, 1940.
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Communist Party of the United States of America fast |
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Alien Registration Act, 1940 (United States) fast |
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Communist Trial, New York, N.Y., 1949.
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Communist trials -- United States
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- United States
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Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Anti-communist movements
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Communism
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Communist trials
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Politics and government
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140466
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New York (State) -- New York
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813550923 |
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0813550920 |
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