Bibliograph

Spooked!, how a radio broadcast and The War of the Worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America, Gail Jarrow

Type

Label

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator