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Lot 1661: Senator Joseph McCarthy Entertainment Blacklist Items
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These books, dating to the infamous Hollywood & Entertainment industry “Blacklists” of Sen. Joseph McCarthy: “Hollywood on Trial” by Gordon Kahn, Bobi & Gaer, NY 1948. pb. 230pp. A classic reference on the human impact of the early years of “the witchhunt”. This copy is well used and shows considerable wear on spine, with front cover weakly attached. Some light staining on edges. “Report on Blacklisting, Vol. I, Movies; Vol. II, Radio & Television” by John Cogley, The Fund for the Republic, 1956. pb 598pp total. A comprehensive period study of its subject. Condition: minor damage along spines of both volumes, some light creasing and a small stain on one cover.
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