David Baron -- "The Martians"

“There Is Life on the Planet Mars” —New York Times, December 9, 1906

This New York Times headline was no joke. In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, as best-selling science writer David Baron chronicles in The Martians, his truly bizarre tale of a nation swept up in Mars mania.

Today, the red planet maintains its grip on the public’s imagination. Many see Mars as civilization’s destiny—the first step toward our becoming an interplanetary species—but, as David Baron demonstrates, this tendency to project our hopes onto the world next door is hardly new. The Martians is a scintillating and necessary reminder that while we look to Mars for answers, what we often find are mirrors of ourselves.

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*There are two registration types available for this event:

-FREE REGISTRATION with advance registration required.

-FREE REGISTRATION WITH BOOK - For $15.00 (plus tax and a small fee) get a free ticket to the event, plus a copy of The Martians for 50% off. Books will be distributed at the even

*This event will be at Boulder Public Library's Canyon Theater (1001 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder).

*This event is co-sponsored by the Boulder Library Foundation, whose support is funding the book discounts.

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