Invasion of the Mind Snatchers: Television's Conquest of America in the Fifties
Author:   Eric Burns
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
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9781439902882


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 May 2010
Format:   Hardback
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How the baby boomers learned about the world in their most formative years

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Author:   Eric Burns
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781439902882


ISBN 10:   1439902887
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 May 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Eric Burns, a bona fide TV historian, has pulled off a difficult task - he has brought our early, grainy television history to life in living colour. Brian Williams, anchor & managing editor, NBC Nightly News Burns' lively retrospective glides smoothly through [its] stories. - The Wilson Quarterly


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Eric Burns is a cultural historian and former television journalist. He was named by the Washington Journalism Review as one of the best writers in the history of broadcast journalism. His books include The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol, and The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco (both Temple), which were named the ""Best of the Best"" by the American Library Association. He is also the author of Broadcast Blues, The Joy of Books, and Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism.

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