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The Sun and the Moon - The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York (Paperback, First Trade Paper Edition) Loot Price: R460
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The Sun and the Moon - The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in...

The Sun and the Moon - The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York (Paperback, First Trade Paper Edition)

Matthew Goodman

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On August 26, 1835, a fledgling newspaper called the Sun brought to New York the first accounts of remarkable lunar discoveries. A series of six articles reported the existence of life on the moon,including unicorns, beavers that walked on their hind legs, and four-foot-tall flying man-bats. In a matter of weeks it was the most broadly circulated newspaper story of the era, and the Sun , a working-class upstart, became the most widely read paper in the world. An exhilarating narrative history of a divided city on the cusp of greatness, and tale of a crew of writers, editors, and charlatans who stumbled on a new kind of journalism, The Sun and the Moon tells the surprisingly true story of the penny papers that made America a nation of newspaper readers.

General

Imprint: BasicBooks
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 2010
First published: June 2010
Authors: Matthew Goodman
Dimensions: 201 x 134 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 360
Edition: First Trade Paper Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-465-01900-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN: 0-465-01900-5
Barcode: 9780465019007

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