The Big Book of Mars

From Ancient Egypt to The Martian, A Deep-Space Dive into Our Obsession with the Red Planet

The Big Book of Mars
Marc Hartzman
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Paperback
h254 x 203mm - 304pg
7 Jul 2020 US
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9781683692096
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Mars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since the Ancient Sumerians observed its blood-red hue and named it for their god of war and plague. But it wasn' t until 1877, when "canals" were observed on the surface of the Red Planet, suggesting the presence of water, that scientists, novelists, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs became obsessed with the question of whether there' s life on Mars. In The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells suggested that we wouldn' t need to make contact with Martians--they' d come for us--while, many years later, Nikola Tesla claimed that he did make contact. Since then, Mars has fully invaded pop culture. It has its own day of the week (Tuesday, or martis in Latin), candy bar, and iconic Looney Tunes character. It has been the subject of iconic novels and movies, from Ray Bradbury' s The Martian Chronicles to Mars Attacks! to The Martian. And it has sparked a space-race feud between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who both hope to send a manned mission to Mars in the near future. Filled with entertaining history, archival images, pop culture ephemera, and interviews with NASA scientists, The Big Book of Mars is the most comprehensive look at our relationship with Mars--yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Marc Hartzman is "one of America' s leading connoisseurs of the bizarre" (ABCNews. com) and has written books about sideshow performers, Oliver Cromwell' s head, weird things on eBay, and unorthodox messages from God. Hartzman' s work has also appeared in Mental Floss, Bizarre, and HuffPost/AOL Weird News. He' s discussed oddities on CNN, MSNBC, Ripley' s Radio, and the Travel Channel' s Mysteries at the Museum. More of his love for the unusual can be found on his site WeirdHistorian. com. Hartzman earns a living as an award-winning advertising creative director at Ogilvy and lives in New Rochelle with his wife Liz and their two beautiful Earthling girls.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781683692096
Published: 7 Jul 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Quirk Books
Publisher: Quirk Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 254mm
Width: 203mm
Pages: 304

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