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Naming Names

Victor S. Navasky

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Naming Names

Naming Names won the National Book Award. The definitive history of Joe McCarthy, the Hollywood blacklist, and HUAC explores the events behind the hit film Trumbo. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred and fifty people who were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee—including Elia Kazan, Ring Lardner Jr., and Arthur Miller—Victor S. Navasky reveals how and why the blacklists were so effective and delves into the tragic and far-reaching consequences of Joseph McCarthy's witch hunts. A compassionate, insightful, and even-handed examination of one of our country's darkest hours, Naming Names is at once a morality play and a fascinating window onto a searing moment in American cultural and political history.

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Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2013
ISBN-13
9781480436213
Genre
History
Topics
McCarthyismHollywood blacklistHouse Un-American Activities Committee

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