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McCarthy, Joseph Raymond (politician)
McCarthy, Joseph
Cohen, Daniel. Joseph McCarthy: The Misuse of Political Power. Millbrook, 1996. A biography and history of McCarthy and McCarthyism. For middle school readers.
Garber, Margorie, and Rebecca Walkowitz, eds. Secret Agents: The Rosenberg Case, McCarthyism and Fifties America. Routledge, 1995. Chronicles the story of the controversial senator. For high school readers.
Klingaman, William K. Encyclopedia of the McCarthy Era. Facts on File, 1996. Covers the period from 1946 through 1960, highlighting events and personalities.
Reeves, Thomas C. The Life and Times of Joe McCarthy: A Biography. Scarborough House, Reprint, Madison, 1983. 1997. A definitive work on McCarthy's life.
Rosteck, Thomas. "See It Now" Confronts McCarthyism: Television Documentary and the Politics of Representation. University of Alabama Press, 1994. Describes and analyzes the attack of television journalist Edward R. Murrow against the anticommunist campaign of Joe McCarthy and the effect it had on public opinion.
Rovere, Richard H., and Arthur M. Schlesinger. Senator Joe McCarthy. University of California Press, 1996. Describes McCarthy's anticommunist campaign.
Schrecker, Ellen. The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents. Saint Martin's, 1994. A collection of documents from the McCarthy era that includes congressional transcripts, FBI reports, speeches, letters, and other original documents.
Sherrow, Victoria. Joseph McCarthy and the Cold War. Blackbirch, 1998. A volume on Senator Joseph McCarthy and the era that bears his name. For middle school and high school readers.

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