Persevering in the Face of Betrayal -- Connecting with the Good Men -- The Election of 1948 -- Forging Cold War Consensus -- Anti-Communism and Civil Defense in the Fifties -- Efforts to Open a Closed Society -- All Politics, Even the Impolitic, Is Local -- The Canopy and the Mushroom Cloud -- Living With Death and Dying To Live.
Summary:
"Hope and Fear in Margaret Chase Smith's America : A Continuous Tangle provides a fresh interpretation of the life, career, and legacy of former United States Senator Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman elected to both houses of the U.S. Congress"--Provided by publisher.
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