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Author David Baron - The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America
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Author David Baron - The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America

Date
Wed, Nov 18
Time
5:30pm MST
until 7:30pm MST
Location
Penrose Library, Colorado Springs, CO
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Price
Free
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About this event

Join Colorado author, and Colorado Book Award finalist, David Baron as he discusses his newest book, The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America. This novel has been chosen as one of 2025’s top books by The New Yorker , TIME , Boston Globe , Science News , Library Journal , and Colorado Public Radio. Read more about the author and his books at: David Ba
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