"In twentieth-century America, no power--and no threat--loomed larger than the Communist superpower of the Soviet Union.... Meanwhile, the Communist Party of the United States attempted to use deep economic and racial disparities in American society to recruit members and win over sympathizers. From the miscarriage of justice in the Scottsboro Boys case and the tragedy of the Rosenbergs to the theatrics of the Hollywood Ten and the menace of Joseph McCarthy, 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 grim reality and how fear of Communist infiltration caused us to undermine our most cherished values"--Dust jacket flap.
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