"Pulitzer-Prize winner Haynes Johnson boldly revisits the anti-communist hysteria of the McCarthy era to examine parallels today in this new age of terror and threat. A mix of narrative history, political commentary, and contemporary reporting, The age of anxiety is also a deeply personal story. Johnson's father, Malcolm Johnson, whose articles on terrorism and murder won a Pulitzer Prize and were the basis for the movie On the waterfront, had his life turned upside down by charges during the McCarthy era that he was a communist."@en . . . . "Biography" . "Biography"@en . . . . . "Retells the reign of terror in the 1950s called McCarthyism and examines how it shaped the context for today's Global War on Terror. McCarthyism stands as a warning, says the author, of what can happen when fears and anxieties combine to create hysteria in public and political life."@en . . "The age of anxiety [McCarthyism to terrorism]" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . "The age of anxiety McCarthyism to terrorism" . "The age of anxiety McCarthyism to terrorism"@en . . . "Audiobooks" . "Audiobooks"@en . . . . "For five long years in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-Communist crusade dominated the American scene, terrified politicians, and destroyed the lives of thousands of citizens. [The author] re-creates that time of crisis - of President Eisenhower, who hated McCarthy but would not attack him; of the Republican senators who cynically used McCarthy to win their own elections; of Edward R. Murrow, whose courageous TV broadcast began McCarthy's downfall; and of mild-mannered lawyer Joseph Welch, who finally shamed McCarthy into silence. [The author] tells this monumental story through the lens of its relevance to our own time, when fear again affects American behavior and attitudes, for he believes now, as then, that our civil liberties, our Constitution, and our nation are at stake as we confront the ever more difficult task of balancing the need for national security with that of personal liberty. -Dust jacket." . . . "Downloadable audio books"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "For five long years in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-Communist crusade dominated the American scene, terrified politicians, and destroyed the lives of thousands of citizens. Haynes Johnson re-creates that time of crisis--of President Eisenhower, who hated McCarthy but would not attack him; of the Republican senators who cynically used McCarthy to win their own elections; of Edward R. Murrow, whose courageous TV broadcast began McCarthy's downfall; and of mild-mannered lawyer Joseph Welch, who finally shamed McCarthy into silence. Johnson tells this monumental story through the lens of its relevance to our own time, when fear again affects American behavior and attitudes, for he believes now, as then, that our civil liberties, our Constitution, and our nation are at stake as we confront the ever more difficult task of balancing the need for national security with that of personal liberty." . "For five long years in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-Communist crusade dominated the American scene, terrified politicians, and destroyed the lives of thousands of citizens. Haynes Johnson re-creates that time of crisis--of President Eisenhower, who hated McCarthy but would not attack him; of the Republican senators who cynically used McCarthy to win their own elections; of Edward R. Murrow, whose courageous TV broadcast began McCarthy's downfall; and of mild-mannered lawyer Joseph Welch, who finally shamed McCarthy into silence. Johnson tells this monumental story through the lens of its relevance to our own time, when fear again affects American behavior and attitudes, for he believes now, as then, that our civil liberties, our Constitution, and our nation are at stake as we confront the ever more difficult task of balancing the need for national security with that of personal liberty."@en . "United States Politics and government 1953-1961." . . "1900 - 2009" . . . . "United States" . . "Since 1900" . . "Anti-Communist movements United States History 20th century." . . "McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957." . . "United States Politics and government 1945-1953." . .