{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-fear-nick-bunker-9781541675544","title":"In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World in 1950","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn evocative portrait of a divided America at the dawn of the Cold War\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Halfway through the twentieth century, the United States towered over the world in industrial might. After winning the 1948 election, Harry Truman hoped to use this economic strength to build on FDR's achievements with new liberal reforms. But then, in just ten months between September 1949 and June 1950, the president's ambitions were overtaken by events that left the country gripped by rage and fear. The Soviets tested an atomic bomb, Mao's army swept through China, and at home Truman faced labor unrest and a Republican Party desperate for power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative and gripping history of this pivotal moment. Recounting the launch of Senator Joe McCarthy's anti-communist crusade, the defeat of Truman's liberal program, and the start of the Korean War, prizewinning historian Nick Bunker shows us a polarized nation facing crises at home and abroad--a story with deep resonances today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Bunker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541675541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541675544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 95","brand":"Nick Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149567553791,"sku":"9781541675544","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e82c5849-509e-4eec-8f14-e91a94de55e9.jpg?v=1688457368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-fear-nick-bunker-9781541675544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}