Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the War of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Ga...
Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the War of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Ga...
Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the War of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Gail Jarrow.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2019/1490
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Language
English
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Physical content
139 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Haunted on Halloween Eve -- Mercury rises -- Taking to the air -- Blood-red planet -- Plotting the invasion -- The final day -- The attack -- Panic -- "Wreckage" -- It's all over -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! -- Dear Mr. Welles -- Fallout -- Dear FCC -- "Too darn realistic" -- Soft landing....
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Publisher
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
On Halloween eve 1938, people across America gathered around the radio to listen to their favorite Sunday evening program. Expecting to hear the latest drama from Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, many were alarmed when news bulletins interrupted the show. New Jersey had been rocked by mysterious explosions. The announcements continued, each more fra...
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Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the War of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Gail Jarrow.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-134) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2019/1490
Record Identifier
74VKVBPGMpeX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBPGMpeX
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ISBN
9781629797762 (hardcover)
1629797766 (hardcover)
DDC
070.43
MMS ID
991024237618502626
