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The Life and Lies of Paul Crouch. Communist, Opportunist, Cold War Snitch.
Gregory S Taylor
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Description for The Life and Lies of Paul Crouch. Communist, Opportunist, Cold War Snitch.
Taylor traces the life of Paul Crouch (1903-1955), an infamous paid informant for the federal government during the McCarthy era. Taylor not only highlights Crouch's unusual life, but also examines the dangers of ideologues. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Paul Crouch (1903–1955) was the quintessential anti-Communist paid government informer. A naïve, ill-educated recruit who found a family, a livelihood, and a larger romantic cause in the Communist Party, he spent more than fifteen years organising American workers, meeting with Soviet leaders, and trying to infiltrate the U.S. military with Communist soldiers.
He left the party in 1941, in part because of a growing conviction that the leadership had become dictatorial, but also in part out of vengeance for perceived wrongs. As public perceptions of Communism shifted during the Cold War, Crouch’s economic failures, desire for fame, and greed ... Read more
Paul Crouch (1903–1955) was the quintessential anti-Communist paid government informer. A naïve, ill-educated recruit who found a family, a livelihood, and a larger romantic cause in the Communist Party, he spent more than fifteen years organising American workers, meeting with Soviet leaders, and trying to infiltrate the U.S. military with Communist soldiers.
He left the party in 1941, in part because of a growing conviction that the leadership had become dictatorial, but also in part out of vengeance for perceived wrongs. As public perceptions of Communism shifted during the Cold War, Crouch’s economic failures, desire for fame, and greed ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813049205
SKU
V9780813049205
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About Gregory S Taylor
Gregory S. Taylor is associate professor of history at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and author of The History of the North Carolina Communist Party.
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