{"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-paperback","title":"The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New Yor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.98 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342498685030,"sku":"9780465019007","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/enVZT1RWYUs5WEk2UGdpVURRTlN5QT09.webp?v=1774885593","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.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-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}