Items related to A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
A masterful biography of Senator Joe McCarthy with new material (either foreword or afterword).
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
"A staggeringly successful and rare new book of history...It is hard to tell in the space of this column why A Conspiracy So Immense impressed me so much. Of course, it has something to do with the excellent writing, which may set a standard for crisp, witty historical prose...It has something to do with the extraordinary thoroughness of Oshinsky's research. His footnotes are historical gold mines. [Above all] Oshinsky shows that in that evil time, even the purest of motives were soiled. He shows us what man is. That is what makes great history, which is what A Conspiracy So Immense is."--Ben Stein, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
"[Oshinsky is] a great storyteller; he has done some terrific research, and best of all, he knows how to handle the drama of the era without getting too preachy."--The New York Times Book Review
"Oshinsky's elegant and comprehensive biographycan now lay its own claim to being the finest account available of Joe McCarthy's career."--Review in American History
"The objectivity and scholarship of A Conspiracy so Immense should make it a standard treatmenta vivid account of the Senator's progress from demagogue to grand inquisitor."--The New Leader
"Professor David Oshinsky's A Conspiracy So Immense is the finest book on the period I have read."--Patrick J. Buchanan
About the Author:
"A staggeringly successful and rare new book of history...It is hard to tell in the space of this column why A Conspiracy So Immense impressed me so much. Of course, it has something to do with the excellent writing, which may set a standard for crisp, witty historical prose...It has something to do with the extraordinary thoroughness of Oshinsky's research. His footnotes are historical gold mines. [Above all] Oshinsky shows that in that evil time, even the purest of motives were soiled. He shows us what man is. That is what makes great history, which is what A Conspiracy So Immense is."--Ben Stein, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
"[Oshinsky is] a great storyteller; he has done some terrific research, and best of all, he knows how to handle the drama of the era without getting too preachy."--The New York Times Book Review
"Oshinsky's elegant and comprehensive biographycan now lay its own claim to being the finest account available of Joe McCarthy's career."--Review in American History
"The objectivity and scholarship of A Conspiracy so Immense should make it a standard treatmenta vivid account of the Senator's progress from demagogue to grand inquisitor."--The New Leader
"Professor David Oshinsky's A Conspiracy So Immense is the finest book on the period I have read."--Patrick J. Buchanan
David Oshinsky is George Littlefield Professor of American History at the University of Texas. His previous books include Worse than Slavery: Parchman farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow, which won the Robert Kennedy prize for its contribution to human rights, and Polio: An American Story (Oxford University Press).
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherNew York : Free Press ; London : Collier MacMillan
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0029234905
- ISBN 13 9780029234907
- BindingHardcover
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 42.90
Shipping:
£ 2.81
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0029234905
Buy New
£ 42.90
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0029234905
Buy New
£ 46.47
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Prompt service guaranteed. Seller Inventory # Clean0029234905
Buy New
£ 53.69
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0029234905
Buy New
£ 56.41
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # newMercantile_0029234905
Buy New
£ 57.65
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0029234905
Buy New
£ 57.07
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0029234905
Buy New
£ 57.16
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0029234905xvz189zvxnew
Buy New
£ 75.20
Convert currency
Stock Image
A CONSPIRACY SO IMMENSE: THE WOR
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.35. Seller Inventory # Q-0029234905
Buy New
£ 76.89
Convert currency