Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare
by Andrea Balis, Elizabeth Levy, and Tim Foley
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- 5-12
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- Nonfiction
Year Published 2024
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Subversive activities--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- United States--Politics and government--20th century--Juvenile literature
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957--Juvenile literature
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities--Juvenile literature
- Cold War--Juvenile literature
- Anti-communist movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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