The sun and the moon: the remarkable true account of hoaxers, showmen, dueling journalists, and lunar man-bats in nineteenth-century New York
General non-fiction, United States history, Paranormal
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Chronicles the events of August 1835 when the tabloid newspaper the New York Sun published a series of articles declaring that the moon was inhabited by unicorns, beavers, and man-bats. Details the hoax's worldwide popularity and the rise of the Sun as the most read newspaper in the world. 2008
Title Details
ISBN
9780465019007
Publisher
Basic Books
Copyright Date
2008
Book number
4399485
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Don Hagen
Duration
14 hours 23 minutes 59 seconds
Audio producer
NLS