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By Jarrow, Gail[2018]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: HI-INT 791.4 JAR Edition: First edition. Availability:6 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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c2005, University of Massachusetts Press Call No: 333.72 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Studies in print culture and the history of the bookSummary Note: The author examines the controversy that occurred over the 1962 publishing of Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" on the issue of pesticide abuse, and discusses the response of her message by the powerful chemical industry and the efforts taken by them to stop the publication of her book.