Shooting star the brief arc of joe mccarthy by tom wicker 328 rating details 39 ratings 4 reviews joe mccarthy first became visible to the nation on february 9 1950 when he delivered a lincoln day address to local republicans in wheeling west virginia that night he declared i have here in my hand a list of 205 members of the communist party still working and shaping policy . Shooting star the brief arc of joe mccarthy wicker tom 9780151010820 books amazonca skip to main contentca hello sign in account lists sign in account lists returns orders try prime cart books go search hello select your address . Shooting star the brief arc of joe mccarthy user review kirkus the rise and fall of the wisconsin chicken farmer who as a junior senator seeking power and prestige briefly gained both as the. Shooting star the brief arc of joseph mccarthy by wicker tom publication date 2006 topics mccarthy joseph 1908 1957 united states congress senate legislators anti communist movements internal security publisher orlando harcourt collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks delawarecountydistrictlibrary china americana digitizing sponsor internet archive . Joe mccarthy first became visible to the nation on february 9 1950 when he delivered a lincoln day address to local republicans in wheeling west virginia that night he declared i have here in my hand a list of 205 members of the communist party still working and shaping policy in the state department anticommunism was already a cause embraced by the republican party as a whole