{"product_id":"9781328960023_demagogue","title":"Demagogue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on exclusive access to his papers and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use “McCarthyism” to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarizing slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia, accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. His chaotic, meteoric rise is a gripping and terrifying object lesson for us all. Yet his equally sudden fall from fame offers hope that, given the rope, most American demagogues eventually hang themselves. Only now, through best-selling author Larry Tye’s look at the senator’s records, can the full story be told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on these never-before-seen documents, \u003ci\u003eDemagogue\u003c\/i\u003e paints the complete portrait of a political bully and his era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Anatomy of a Demagogue:\u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the caricature to understand the insecure, charming, and sinister man who held a nation in his thrall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe McCarthy-Trump Playbook:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the chilling historical parallels between McCarthy’s tactics of fear-mongering and political division and the headlines of today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExclusive, Unseen Sources:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the full story told through McCarthy’s personal papers and newly unsealed transcripts from his closed-door Congressional hearings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Red Scare in America:\u003c\/b\u003e Witness the frenzy of paranoia, accusations, and loyalty oaths that defined the 1950s and destroyed countless careers and lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Fall of a Bully:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how McCarthy’s meteoric rise was matched only by his sudden fall—a gripping object lesson on how American demagogues are ultimately given enough rope to hang themselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Larry Tye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47006993645717,"sku":"9781328960023","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781328960023.jpg?v=1776889979","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781328960023_demagogue","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}