02752nam 2200673 450 991078939670332120230803201929.00-8130-4752-80-8130-5007-30-8130-4870-2(CKB)3710000000089522(EBL)1640266(SSID)ssj0001132498(PQKBManifestationID)11663059(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132498(PQKBWorkID)11155206(PQKB)11683345(StDuBDS)EDZ0000865106(MiAaPQ)EBC1640266(OCoLC)871257832(MdBmJHUP)muse33114(Au-PeEL)EBL1640266(CaPaEBR)ebr10840161(CaONFJC)MIL577596(EXLCZ)99371000000008952220140305h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe life and lies of Paul Crouch communist, opportunist, Cold War snitch /Gregory S. TaylorGainesville, Florida :University Press of Florida,2014.©20141 online resource (340 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8130-4920-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The most dangerous man in America -- Childhood and youth, 1903-1924 -- The Hawaiian Communist League, 1924-1927 -- "Paul Crouch, Bolshevik," 1927-1932 -- District organizer, 1932-1937 -- Questioning communism, 1938-1947 -- "Then came the conversion," 1947-1949 -- Professional informant, 1950-1951 -- Limelight, 1952-1953 -- Atomic secrets, 1953-1954 -- "Let me at him!" 1954 -- "Is Paul Crouch reliable?" 1954 -- "A lonely and despised man," 1955 and beyond.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.InformersUnited StatesBiographyCommunistsUnited StatesBiographyCold WarBiographyCommunismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAnti-communist movementsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryInformersCommunistsCold WarCommunismHistoryAnti-communist movementsHistory363.25/2092Taylor Gregory S1152715MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789396703321The life and lies of Paul Crouch3855641UNINA