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Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America

Title
  1. Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Gail Jarrow.
Published by
  1. Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
  2. ©2018
Author
  1. Jarrow, Gail

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Description
  1. 139 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Radio broadcasting
  2. War of the worlds (Radio program)
  3. Radio broadcasting > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
  4. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Media Studies
  5. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Performing Arts > Television & Radio
  6. War of the worlds (Radio program) > Juvenile literature
  7. Science fiction radio programs > Psychological aspects > Juvenile literature
  8. Juvenile works
  9. JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > 20th Century
  10. Instructional and educational works
  11. United States
  12. History
  13. 1900-1999
  14. Hoaxes in mass media > Juvenile literature
Genre/Form
  1. History.
  2. Instructional and educational works.
  3. Juvenile works.
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. JFF 19-900
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-134) and index.
Author
  1. Jarrow, Gail, author.
Title
  1. Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and the war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / Gail Jarrow.
Publisher
  1. Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
Copyright date
  1. ©2018
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-134) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
LCCN
  1. 2018933314
ISBN
  1. 9781629797762 (hardcover)
  2. 1629797766 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. JFF 19-900
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