Description
Based on personal correspondence, speeches, newspaper articles, and interviews, Edwards focuses on the career of Patrick McCarran in the United States Senate. McCarran dominated Nevada politics from 1932 through 1954. He also gained a national reputation by locking horns with the Roosevelt and Truman administrations over issues of foreign policy and internal security.

Reviews
“Although much has been written about McCarran, this is the first published biography. The author . . . explains that it is not a personal or comprehensive political biography: