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Thanks to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Falmouth Public Library now provides access to Peterson’s Test Prep, an online resource that allows you to take practice tests. Yes, it has the PSAT, ACT, SAT, and ASSET tests, as well as the MCAT, LSAT, and GRE. For those new to the United States, it offers practice content for the TOEFL and US Citizenship exam. For those considering careers instead of college, there are practice tests for licensing exams in fields from nursing to law enforcement to cosmetology.

1) Guilty by Suspicion

Language

English

Formats

DVD, eVideo

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A witch hunt has begun. Not one of roving mobs prowling by torchlight. The hunters are politicians sitting before clicking cameras in HUAC hearing rooms. Hollywood is on trial. And David Merrill is asked to "name names." Robert De Niro and Annette Bening star in GUILTY BY SUSPICION, a film of "resounding emotional impact" (Houston Post). Producer Irwin Winkler (Rocky, Raging Bull), in his screenwriting/directing debut, recreates Hollywood's "Blacklist...

2) Demagogue: the life and long shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy

Author

Tye, Larry

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever access to his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently-unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings."--

3) Perjury: the Hiss-Chambers case

Author

Weinstein, Allen

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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When the Hiss-Chambers case first burst on the scene in 1948, its main characters and events seemed more appropriate to spy fiction than to American reality. The major historical authority on the case, Perjury was first published in 1978. Now, in its latest edition, Perjury links together the old and new evidence, much of it previously undiscovered or unavailable, bringing the Hiss-Chambers's amazing story up to the present.

4) The professors: the 101 most dangerous academics in America

Author

Horowitz, David

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

5) From the secret files of J. Edgar Hoover

Publisher

I.R. Dee

Pub. Date

1991

Physical Desc

370 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

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During his forty-eight years as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover scrupulously maintained secret office files and arranged for special filing procedures to safeguard "sensitive" information.

6) Stalin's secret agents: the subversion of Roosevelt's government

Author

Evans, M. Stanton

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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A primary source examination of the infiltration of Stalin's Soviet intelligence network by members of the American government during World War II reveals the dictator's dubious partnerships with such top-level figures as Vice President Henry Wallace andchief advisor Harry Hopkins.

7) Hate: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi party

Author

Schmaltz, William H

Publisher

Brassey's

Pub. Date

c1999

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

xviii, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

8) Rearview mirror: looking back at the FBI, the CIA, and other tails

Author

Turner, William B

Publisher

Penmarin Books

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

xviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

9) Alger Hiss's looking-glass wars: the covert life of a Soviet spy

Author

White, G. Edward

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

2004

Physical Desc

xx, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

10) American blacklist: the attorney general's list of subversive organizations

Author

Goldstein, Robert Justin

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

xix, 361 p. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

11) Witch hunt: the Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare

Author

Balis, Andrea

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2024.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

xv, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Language

English

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"A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in U.S. history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare. At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches. As Senator Joe McCarthy took up this mantle to hunt down "communists" in the U.S., citizens grew terrified of being accused, so they turned on each other--pointing fingers at neighbors,...

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1) Guilty by Suspicion

2) Demagogue: the life and long shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy

3) Perjury: the Hiss-Chambers case

4) The professors: the 101 most dangerous academics in America

5) From the secret files of J. Edgar Hoover

6) Stalin's secret agents: the subversion of Roosevelt's government

7) Hate: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi party

8) Rearview mirror: looking back at the FBI, the CIA, and other tails

9) Alger Hiss's looking-glass wars: the covert life of a Soviet spy

10) American blacklist: the attorney general's list of subversive organizations

11) Witch hunt: the Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare

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