This Nest of Vipers: McCarthyism and Higher Education in the Mundel Affair, 1951-52University of Illinois Press, 1989 - 229 pages Chronicles the plight and struggle of Luella Raab Mundel, art teacher at a West Virginia state college, when fired as a security risk. The case was featured on the national television documentary The American Inquisition. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. |
Contents
CHAPTER 2 | 37 |
CHAPTER 3 | 65 |
CHAPTER 4 | 87 |
CHAPTER 5 | 103 |
CHAPTER 6 | 122 |
CHAPTER 7 | 143 |
CHAPTER 8 | 159 |
A Note on Sources and Method | 174 |
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