Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620311to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America Author: Gail Jarrow Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: 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 …

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