menu
{ "item_title" : "Spooked!", "item_author" : [" "], "item_description" : "On Halloween eve 1938, people across America gathered around the radio to listen to their favorite Sunday evening program. Expecting to hear the latest drama from Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, many were alarmed when news bulletins interrupted the show. New Jersey had been rocked by mysterious explosions. The announcements continued, each more frantic than the last. An invading army's strange and powerful weapons had killed thousands. Listeners feared the worst. Was America under attack by the Germans? Could this be the start of another world war?Award-winning author Gail Jarrow reveals in riveting detail the events leading up to the terrifying radio broadcast and its aftermath. She explores the reactions of listeners, the mass hysteria reported by the media, the public's susceptibility to propaganda, and the role of radio as a source of both entertainment and information. The shocking broadcast has never been forgotten. Tune in …", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/audiobook/36/81/9781705078136_CD1097505_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "10.99", "our_price" : "10.99", "club_price" : "10.99", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "discount_pct" : "10", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00" } }
Spooked!|Jarrow, Gail

Spooked! : How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America

Digital Audiobook
Listen in the BAM! Audiobooks App
Purchases appear in the BAM Audiobooks App. Available in iOS or Android Device. Stream or Download Audiobooks for Offline Listening. How it works

Other Available Formats

show all formats


Overview

On Halloween eve 1938, people across America gathered around the radio to listen to their favorite Sunday evening program. Expecting to hear the latest drama from Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, many were alarmed when news
bulletins interrupted the show. New Jersey had been rocked by mysterious explosions. The announcements continued, each more frantic than the last. An invading army's strange and powerful weapons had killed thousands. Listeners
feared the worst. Was America under attack by the Germans? Could this be the start of another world war?

Award-winning author Gail Jarrow reveals in riveting detail the events leading up to the terrifying radio broadcast and its aftermath. She explores the reactions of listeners, the mass hysteria reported by the media, the public's susceptibility to
propaganda, and the role of radio as a source of both entertainment and information.

The shocking broadcast has never been forgotten. Tune in …

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781705078136
  • Publisher: Recorded Books
  • Publish Date: Aug 2022
  • Author: Gail Jarrow
  • Narrator: Suzanne Toren
  • Duration: 03:14:24

BAM Customer Reviews