{"product_id":"the-sun-and-the-moon-the-remarkable-true-account-of-hoaxers-showmen-dueling-journalists-and-lunar-man-bats-in-nineteenth-century-new-yor-9780465019007","title":"The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New Yor","description":"On August 26, 1835, a fledgling newspaper called the \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e brought to New York the first accounts of remarkable lunar discoveries. A series of six articles reported the existence of life on the moon -- including unicorns, beavers that walked on their hind legs, and four-foot-tall flying man-bats. In a matter of weeks it was the most broadly circulated newspaper story of the era, and the \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e, a working-class upstart, became the most widely read paper in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An exhilarating narrative history of a divided city on the cusp of greatness, and tale of a crew of writers, editors, and charlatans who stumbled on a new kind of journalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun and the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e tells the surprisingly true story of the penny papers that made America a nation of newspaper readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3189227\"\u003eMatthew Goodman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.62w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465019007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465019005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036080\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e's nonfiction writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar, Harvard Review, Brill's Content\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJewish Food: The World at Table\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673693294829,"sku":"9780465019007","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1f21fb6b-16f8-48fc-a91a-fabc1c02d341.jpg?v=1649557206","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-sun-and-the-moon-the-remarkable-true-account-of-hoaxers-showmen-dueling-journalists-and-lunar-man-bats-in-nineteenth-century-new-yor-9780465019007","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}