Michael Ybarra
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Washington Gone Crazy: Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Hunt
Michael Ybarra
In this sweeping, monumental work of American history, journalist Michael J. Ybarra tells the story of Senator Pat McCarran’s extraordinary career for the first time, and he vividly re-creates a passionate era of politics that reshaped America and echoes to this day. Brilliantly researched and energetically written, Washington Gone Crazy makes a significant new contribution to our understanding of the United States in the twentieth century.
McCarran was one of the most shrewd and powerful—and vindictive—lawmakers ever to sit in Congress. Joe McCarthy…
