Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers and the case that ignited McCarthyism / Lewis Hartshorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartshorn, Lewis, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hiss, Alger.

Chambers, Whittaker.

Communism--United States--History--20th century.

Communism.

United States.

History.

Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--United States.

Trials (Political crimes and offenses).

Political culture--United States--History--20th century.

Political culture.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1953.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"History of Alger Hiss-Whittaker Chambers controversy of 1948-50 in which Chambers claimed Hiss passed him documents in 1937 and 1938 for Soviet Union. Jury records unsealed in 1999 lead to the conclusion that stories Whittaker Chambers told the authorities about himself and Alger Hiss as confederates in the Communist underground of the 1930s are fraudulent"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Enemies within

Richard Nixon ascending

Close friends

Star chamber

HUAC questions Hiss privately

Showdown at the Hotel Commodore

"The truth doesn't matter"

Wall Street lawyer

Confrontation under klieg lights

Libel: Hiss v. Chambers

Comrade Carl

Saint Whittaker

Suicide watch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786474424

0786474424

OCLC:

820788128