The Glass Eye Invasion of America

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By: Steve Kosareff

It’s TV Time!Strap on your beanie, spin the propeller, and travel back in time when the first television sets invaded American homes in author Steve Kosareff's new book, The Glass Eye Invasion: Television Sets Invade The Midcentury Home. It’s 1952 and you’ve heard of television. You’ve even seen a demonstration at a county fair–but you don’t own a television set. You’d have one­–except for one little problem: there isn’t a television station in your town. Fortunately, the FCC has just lifted its freeze on new television stations and your city is planning to be the...

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The Glass Eye Invasion of America is drawn extensively from the introductory chapter of author Steve Kosareff's new book, The Glass Eye Invasion: Television Sets Invade The Midcentury Home.