We Interrupt This Broadcast: The Events That Stopped Our Lives.from the Hindenburg to the Death of John F. Kennedy Jr. (2nd Edition)

Garner, Joe

ISBN 10: 1570715351 / ISBN 13: 9781570715358

Published by Sourcebooks Inc, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: We Interrupt This Broadcast: The Events That Stopped Our Lives.from the Hindenburg to the Death of John F. Kennedy Jr. (2nd Edition)
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1570715351
• ISBN 13: 9781570715358
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Fascinating walk back in time! Both CDs play well; Dust jacket has shelf wear; the hardcover is in great condition; The only writing in the book is an inscription on the 1st page.

Review

Beginning with the explosion of the dirigible Hindenburg in 1937, this book and double-CD collection of audio broadcasts recalls a series of dramatic events so urgent that they interrupted scheduled broadcasting in America. The text of this package includes capsule explanations of such events as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the death of Elvis, accompanied by dramatic black-and-white stock photos. Introduced by the sonorous voice of TV journalist Bill Kurtis, the recordings of the news broadcasts revive the panic and thrill of some of the defining moments (mostly American) of the 20th century. This updated second edition includes three new events: the impeachment of President Clinton, the tragic shootings at Columbine High School, and the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. in an airplane crash. New recordings from the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald, the Apollo 13 mission, and the Munich Olympics tragedy have also been added.

We Interrupt This Broadcast offers, in some ways, a strange view of the past. News that interrupts broadcasts is always sensational and usually tragic. Of the 41 recordings, only five or so don't involve assassinations, explosions, death, or defeat. Furthermore, only the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana represent the female side of modern events. Nevertheless, these recordings will fascinate many listeners too young to have heard the original broadcasts, and those who were alive at the time might enjoy hearing them again in all their crackling, nostalgic glory. --Maria Dolan