{"product_id":"dreamland-travels-inside-the-secret-world-of-roswell-and-area-51-paperback","title":"Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51 - 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\u003ePhil Patton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA journey into the most secret place in America\u003cbr\u003eA story of secrecy, suspicion, and conspiracy\u003cbr\u003eA history of a place that does not legally exist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDreamland zooms in on Area 51--the nearly four million acres of Nevada airspace that has been a base for experimental military aircraft, the fount of UFO rumors, and the alleged site of alien insurrection.\u003cbr\u003e How this real-life legend came to exist is Phil Patton's tale. He explores the mystery and fantasy surrounding the place, peeks over the edge of paranoia, and tracks strange objects in the air above this country of the mind. He visits spies and counterspies, test pilots and secret agents, and tunnels into the subcultures of true believers and conspiracy buffs.\u003cbr\u003e Reviewers have applauded Dreamland as \"brilliant,\" \"fascinating,\" \"weird, wonderful, sometimes spooky,\" \"curiously epic, frequently humorous, and always entertaining.\" Dreamland is a novelistic tour de force that makes us all rethink our convictions about American know-how--and alien inventiveness.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA journey into the most secret place in America\u003cbr\u003eA story of secrecy, suspicion, and conspiracy\u003cbr\u003eA history of a place that does not legally exist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDreamland zooms in on Area 51--the nearly four million acres of Nevada airspace that has been a base for experimental military aircraft, the fount of UFO rumors, and the alleged site of alien insurrection.\u003cbr\u003e How this real-life legend came to exist is Phil Patton's tale. He explores the mystery and fantasy surrounding the place, peeks over the edge of paranoia, and tracks strange objects in the air above this country of the mind. He visits spies and counterspies, test pilots and secret agents, and tunnels into the subcultures of true believers and conspiracy buffs.\u003cbr\u003e Reviewers have applauded Dreamland as \"brilliant,\" \"fascinating,\" \"weird, wonderful, sometimes spooky,\" \"curiously epic, frequently humorous, and always entertaining.\" Dreamland is a novelistic tour de force that makes us all rethink our convictions about American know-how--and alien inventiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Patton\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Wired\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eID\u003c\/i\u003e, and writes the \"Public Eye\" column for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous books include \u003cb\u003eMade in USA: The Secret Histories of the Things That Made America, Open Road: A Celebration of the American Highway\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVoyager\u003c\/b\u003e (with Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager). He has been a commentator on the CBS news show \"Up to the Minute\" and several public television series. Phil Patton can be reached at philpatton@msn.com.\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 0.85 x 8.76 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931910713572,"sku":"9780375753855","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0850\/8132\/files\/R3J2QVBsYm5WcGF6eFpFbVhhRWJsUT09.webp?v=1778847821","url":"https:\/\/triumviratebooks.com\/products\/dreamland-travels-inside-the-secret-world-of-roswell-and-area-51-paperback","provider":"Triumvirate Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}