Publication

2008-12-01 - Basic Books

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCQB581.9 .G66 2008
  • DDC974.7/103

Description

A study of a nineteenth-century journalistic hoax describes how a series of articles appearing in the "New York Sun" in 1835 purported to reveal lunar discoveries made by a noted British astronomer concerning life on the moon.

Subjects

Topics

GeneralHistoryJournalismMiscellaneaWorld historyHistory: WorldNew York (State)

People

Benjamin Henry Day (1810-1889)

Times

Other Editions

  • Sun and the Moon: Nineteenth Century New York, Newspapers, and the Greatest Hoax of the AgeHardcoverBasic Books2008-12-01

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