Discrediting the Red Scare : The Cold War Trials of James Kutcher, "The Legless Veteran" /

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"After joining a tiny and insignificant extreme left-wing group, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), in the 1930s, Kutcher was drafted shortly before American entry into World War II. He saw frequent battle action in North Africa and Italy, and both of his legs were blown off by a German mortar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldstein, Robert Justin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kutcher, James, > 1912-1989 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
Trials.
Radicalism.
Politics and government.
Political culture.
Freedom of speech.
Radicalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Liberte d'expression > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Proces (Crimes et delits politiques) > États-Unis.
Radicalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Freedom of speech > United States > History > 20th century.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses) > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1953.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Kutcher Loses His Legs--and Then His Job (1943-1948)
  • 2. Kutcher Loses Two More Rounds (1948-1949)
  • 3. Kutcher Loses in Court at First, but Then Wins (1950-1952)
  • 4. Kutcher's Troubles Mount as the Government Seeks to Evict Him from His Home and He Struggles on to Keep His Job (1952-1954)
  • 5. Kutcher Wins Three Victories within Four Months (1955-1956)
  • 6. The Ironies of Kutcher's Post-Triumphal Life (and Death), (1956-1989)
  • Chronology
  • Bibliographical Essay.

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