And it all took place under the leadership of the overrated Democratic President, Woodrow Wilson.ĭuring the Red Scare of the McCarthy years (1947-57), several thousand people lost their jobs, faced organized mob violence, or were forced to leave the country. It has come to be called the First Red Scare. Reviewer Thomas Meaney characterized the book as “masterly” and applauded its reminder that “there are other contenders than the period beginning in 2016 for the distinction of Darkest Years of the Republic.” In fact, it’s clear from even a cursory reading of the book that the years 1917-21 were by far the most extreme example of political repression in American history. 9, the cover story in the New York Times Book Review featured UC Berkeley journalism professor Adam Hochschild’s American Midnight. These strikers were among thousands across the country who faced the armed might and brutality of the federal and state governments and the wealth of employers who employed thousands of thugs to defend their property. In February 1919, 25,000 workers in Seattle walked off the job in the country’s first general strike of the 20th century.
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