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The Train and the Telegraph : A Revisionist History /

To many people in the nineteenth century, the railroad and the telegraph were powerful, transformative forces, ones that seemed to work closely together to shape the economy, society, and politics of the United States. However, the perception--both popular and scholarly--of the intrinsic connections...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schwantes, Benjamin Sidney Michael, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Hagley library studies in business, technology, and politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rights-of-way
  • Dangerous expedient
  • At war with time and space
  • The American system
  • The struggle for standards
  • Telegraphers and regulators.