Spooked! how a radio broadcast and the war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America
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.
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| Language: | English |
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Honesdale, Pennsylvania :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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