White collar radicals [[electronic resource] ] : TVA's Knoxville Fifteen, the New Deal, and the McCarthy era / / Aaron D. Purcell

• Autore: Purcell Aaron D. <1972->
• Pubblicazione: Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/40976809043
• Soggetto topico: New Deal, 1933-1939; Radicalism - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States History 1933-1945
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A fertile ground : the birth of the Tennessee Valley Authority -- "We were a bunch of radicals" : the early years of the Knoxville Fifteen -- Reds in the mailroom : the TVA years, 1933-1939 -- Wars at home and abroad : first investigations and second chances, 1940-1945 -- "Saw plenty" : confirmations and investigations, 1946-1947 -- "Oh, you mean the square dancing" : HUAC, the FBI, and the Remington trials, 1947-1954 -- Return to Knoxville, 1955-present.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book will make a real contribution to the history of McCarthyism, the history of Tennessee, and the history of TVA." -Russell B. Olwell, At Work in the Atomic City: A Labor and Social History of Oak Ridge, TennesseeThey came from all corners of the country-fifteen young, idealistic, educated men and women drawn to Knoxville, Tennessee, to work for the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the first of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal projects. Mostly holding entry-level jobs, these young people became friends and lovers, connecting to one another at work and through o
• Titolo autorizzato: White collar radicals
• ISBN: 1-283-09839-3; 9786613098399; 1-57233-683-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791676303321
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