Spooked!, how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America, Gail Jarrow
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Spooked!, how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America, Gail Jarrow
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Spooked!
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1011610853
Responsibility statement
Gail Jarrow
Sub title
how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America
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
Target audience
juvenile
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Subject
- War of the worlds (Radio program)
- Instructional and educational works
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Science fiction radio programs + Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature
- Hoaxes in mass media -- Juvenile literature
- War of the worlds (Radio program) -- Juvenile literature
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- War of the worlds (Radio program)
- Instructional and educational works
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Science fiction radio programs + Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literature
- Hoaxes in mass media -- Juvenile literature
- War of the worlds (Radio program) -- Juvenile literature
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