maidmarianlib's review against another edition
5.0
Very well written biography of an important person in history.
djblock99's review against another edition
4.0
Giblin does a great job of presenting McCarthy as a villain that you love to hate. His writing engaged me right away, and I really enjoyed reading about McCarthy's entire life from his humble beginning on a Wisconsin farm through his ignoble death. The text is accompanied by many wonderful images from the national archives and from the archives of Marquette University, McCarthy's alma mater. The bibliography and index are both very thorough and useful. Some people have complained that Giblin cites Wikipedia. So what? He also cites numerous primary documents and other authoritative accounts.
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