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A Time of Fear: America in the Era of Red Scares and Cold War
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About A Time Of Fear: America In The Era Of Red Scares
Product Description From National Book Award Finalist and Sibert Honor Author Albert Marrin, a timely examination of Red Scares in the United States, including the Rosenbergs, the Hollywood Ten and the McCarthy era. In twentieth century America, no power--and no threat--loomed larger than the communist superpower of the Soviet Union. America saw in the dreams of the Soviet Union the overthrow of the US government, and the end of democracy and freedom. Meanwhile, the Communist Party of the United States attempted to use deep economic and racial disparities in American culture to win over members and sympathizers. From the miscarriage of justice in the Scotsboro Boys case, to the tragedy of the Rosenbergs to the theatrics of the Hollywood Ten to the menace of the Joseph McCarthy and his war hearings, Albert Marrin examines a unique time in American history...and explores both how some Americans were lured by the ideals of communism without understanding its reality and how fear of communist infiltration at times caused us to undermine our most deeply held values. The questions he raises ask: What is worth fighting for? And what are you willing to sacrifice to keep it? Filled with black and white photographs throughout, this timely book from an award-author brings to life an important and dramatic era in American history with lessons that are deeply relevant today. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-Marrin uses straightforward text to detail the rise of communism in the Soviet Union and the effects of the communist movement on the United States. The text is dense at times, but Marrin ably presents the many facets of communism experienced under Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, and Joseph Stalin. The influence and impact of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) are explained well too, as is the U.S. government's response to the party, its members, and suspected communists. Photographs, propaganda posters, and images of letters and government reports are interspersed throughout and support the text. These images are captioned and dated, but no credits are listed in context or in the back matter. Though Marrin editorializes at times, he presents a critical look at Soviet leadership, the CPUSA, and the U.S. government's leaders and policies. A prologue, epilogue, endnotes, and a bibliography further inform readers about Marrin's views and his research process. The bibliography is organized into sections and lists primarily adult resources from university presses and trade publishers. Each internet resource is annotated by Marrin. VERDICT Those looking for in-depth coverage of the influence of and reaction to communism in the United States will want this for their collections.-Hilary Writt, formerly at Sullivan Univ., Lexington, KYα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Review “Absorbing, comprehensive, and timely” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review About the Author Albert Marrin is the author of the National Book Award Finalist Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Factory Fire and Its Legacy and Uprooted: The Japanese-American Experience During World War II, as well as numerous other books. A retired history professor, he lives in New York City. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. I FRIGHTENED VICTORS The people are shivering in their boots over Bolshevism, and they are far more scared of Lenin than they ever were of the Kaiser [German emperor]. We seem to be the most frightened victors that the world ever saw. --Walter Lippmann, journalist (1919) RED OCTOBER Lenin bided his time. After arriving in Petrograd, he planned and plotted, aided by German money equal to $1 billion in today’s dollars. Secret German funding was critical, enabling the Bolsheviks to buy a printing plant, publish newspapers, turn out protest signs reading “The Germans Are Our Brothers,” and pay agitators to undermine morale i
