Blair Coan (also written Coán) (1883-1939) was an American government agent under US Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and anti-communist, known for his book The Red Web (1925) on early Soviet penetration in the US government, singling out US Senator Burton K. Wheeler.[1][2][3] Coan's efforts followed the First Red Scare (1918–1920).
- ^ Coan, Blair (1925). The Red Web: An Underground Political History of the United States from 1918 to the Present Time. Northwest Publishing Co. LCCN 26000277. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Powers, Richard Gid (1998). Not Without Honor: The History of American Anticommunism. Yale University Press. pp. 69–92. ISBN 0300074700. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Fischer, Nick (May 15, 2016). Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780816658336. Retrieved May 19, 2019.