Radio's America: The Great Depression and the Rise of Modern Mass Culture

by Bruce Lenthall

Book Overview

Orson Welles's greatest breakthrough into the popular consciousness occurred in 1938, three years before Citizen Kane, when his War of the Worlds radio broadcast succeeded so spectacularly that terrified listeners believed they were hearing a genuine report of an alien invasion--a landmark in the history of radio's powerful relationship with its audience. In Radio's America, Bruce Lenthall documents the enormous impact radio...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226471926
• ISBN13: 9780226471921
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"