Red scare : right-wing hysteria, fifties fanaticism, and their legacy in Texas / by Don E. Carleton ; foreword by John Henry Faulk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carleton, Don E., 1947- author.

Faulk, John Henry, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subversive activities--Texas--Houston--History--20th century.

Subversive activities.

Internal security--Texas--Houston--History--20th century.

Internal security.

Right and left (Political science).

Houston (Tex.)--History.

Houston (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Winner of the Texas State Historical Association Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, this authoritative study of red-baiting in Texas reveals that what began as a coalition against communism became a fierce power struggle between conservative and liberal politics.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Prologue""; ""1 A Nervous New Civilization""; ""2 Voices from the Left""; ""3 Fear and Money""; ""4 Red Scare Activists Organize""; ""5 The Red Scare Begins""; ""6 The Red Scare and the Schools""; ""7 The Victim Is a Symbol: The George W. Ebey Affair""; ""8 ""Oveta Doesn't Brook Back-Talk""""; ""9 Demagogues in Austin: McCarthy at San Jacinto""; ""10 Bertie and the Board""; ""11 Conclusion: Beyond the Red Scare""; ""Essay on Sources""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-75856-1

OCLC:

874921486