A Brad Schwartz: 2 books
Broadcast Hysteria
Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the background, announcers in the field described mysterious creatures, terrifying war machines, and thick clouds of poison...
Scarface and the Untouchable
Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
The new definitive history of gangster-era Chicago–a landmark work that is as riveting as a thriller
A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“An extraordinary achievement. The writing is riveting, the research impeccable.” *—*Sara Paretsky
“Gripping. ... Reads...