MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2009025945
003 DLC
005 20110617081514.0
008 090630s2009 ncua bq 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009025945
020 $a9780786441051 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786441054 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn298304633
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDXCP$dBTCTA$dC#P$dCDX$dBWX$dDLC
050 00 $aPN1991.77.W3$bG67 2009
082 00 $a791.44/72$222
100 1 $aGosling, John,$d1967-
245 10 $aWaging The war of the worlds :$ba history of the 1938 radio broadcast and resulting panic, including the original script /$cJohn Gosling ; radio script by Howard Koch.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2009.
300 $ax, 237 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
520 $a"This book examines the historic broadcast in-depth. Chapters also look at later broadcasts in the United States, Latin America, Brazil and Portugal, and address the likelihood that a similar panic could happen again. The original script of the 1938 The War of the Worlds radio broadcast, written by Howard Koch, is included"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
505 0 $aGod of war : a brief history of Mars in the mind of man -- Mars attacks : H.G. Wells declares war -- Orson Welles : larger than life -- Preparing to end the world : the making of the broadcast -- War : 8 p.m., October 30, 1938 -- "It's just a radio show" : dispatches from the front lines -- The fog of war : what really happened? -- Smoke and mirrors : why the panic? -- Animosities and rapprochements : the aftermath of war -- The Latin American front : the Martians return -- SOS from Caratinga : Brazil battles the Martians -- The European theater of operations : paralysis in Portugal -- "It's not a meteor, Henry" : the second American campaign -- Mars 2, Brazil 0 : the siege of São Luís -- Peril in Providence : the last American campaign -- The final campaigns : Portugal 1988 and 1998 -- Remembering 1938 : an American myth -- Envious eyes : could it happen again?
630 00 $aWar of the worlds (Radio program)
600 10 $aWelles, Orson,$d1915-1985$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aScience fiction radio programs$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aRadio audiences.
700 12 $aKoch, Howard.$tInvasion from Mars.