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Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America
Title:
Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America
Author:
Jarrow, Gail, author.
Personal Author:
Jarrow, Gail, author.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]

©2018
Physical Description:
139 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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.
Language:
English
Title Subject:
War of the worlds (Radio program) -- Juvenile literature.

War of the worlds (Radio program).
Subject Term:
Science fiction radio programs -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature.

Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.

Hoaxes in mass media -- Juvenile literature.

Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Genre:
Instructional and educational works.
ISBN:
9781629797762
Format :
Book

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