Death of a Pirate: British Radio and the Making of the Information Age

by Adrian Johns

Book Overview

When the pirate operator Oliver Smedley shot and killed his rival Reg Calvert in Smedley's country cottage on June 21, 1966, it was a turning point for the outlaw radio stations dotting the coastal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393068609
• ISBN13: 9780393068603
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"