The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York

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Title: The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York
ISBN: 0465002579
Author: Matthew Goodman
Publicate Date: 2008-11-03
Publish: 2008-11-03
List Price: $26.00
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover

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1: The flying lunar man-bats who fooled New York The Sun and the Moon tells the fascinating and true story of Richard Adams Locke and the New York Sun 'life on the moon' hoax of the 1830's. Goodman weaves a compelling narrative thread that traces the growth of penny newspapers amidst the turmoil of abolitionism and a steady stream of incredible scientific discoveries. Anyone passionate about historical New York and the newspaper trade will be highly entertained by the oddball cast of characters including dueling newspaper editors along with better known personages such as PT Barnum and Edgar Allan Poe. The Sun and the Moon maintains a very readable balance between biography, historical tome and interpretation from a modern perspective. The moon hoax itself was ground zero for fabulist media coverage that gathered steam in the 20th century with hoaxes like the Shaver Mystery and continues today. Goodman has done some fine detective work on uncovering the heart of this oddball story, as well as highlighting Locke's motivations in writing a satire on the conflict between science and religion that became a legendary story about human nature and our desire to believe. Highly recommended.

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