The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair Book

In this first full-length biography of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Bryan Le Beau offers an assessment of her beliefs and actions and a discussion of how she came to represent both what Americans hated in their enemies and feared in themselves. Drawing on original research and interviews, Le Beau traces O'Hair's development from a child of the Depression to the abrasive woman who founded the American Atheists, wrote books denouncing religion, and challenged the words "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, "In God We Trust" on American currency, the tax exempt status of religious organizations, and a host of other policies she felt violated the separation of church and state.