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THE PANIC BROADCAST: The Whole Story of Orson Welles' Legendary Radio Show Invasion from Marsby Koch, Howard
Book desription: NY: Avon Books, 1971 1st Printing. Illustrated with B&W Photographs and Maps. Publisher's glossy pictorial wraps. 12mo. 163 pp. With an introductory interview with Arthur Clarke and the complete text of the radio play "Invasion from Mars", as performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater. Also includes thirty three pages of contemporary photographs, cartoons, and newspaper articles depicting the event and its aftermath. This is an unread copy, former owner's name on fep, else fine. VERY GOOD+. On October 30, 1938, the planet was invaded by men from mars. On that unforgettable night, Orson Welles and his fellow actors broadcast radio dramatization of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds. The show lasted forty-five minutes. The story of the nationwide panic that followed reads like science fiction. Thousands fled their homes in panic. Highways were jammed. One woman in Pennsylvania tried to poison herself. How could so many have been so prepared to be terrorized? Howard Koch, the man who wrote the radio play, has compiled the story of the broadcast itself, and the panic that followed, and offers a fascinating examination of one of the most astonishing phenomena in history! . Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback.
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