UID:
almafu_9959239897202883
Format:
1 online resource
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-252-05045-2
Series Statement:
The history of communication
Content:
The completion of the Transcontinental Telegraph in 1861 completed telegraphy's mile-by-mile trek across the West. In addition to linking the coasts, the telegraph represented an extraordinary American effort in many fields of endeavor to know, act upon, and control a continent. Merging new research with bold reinterpretation, James Schwoch details the unexplored dimensions of the frontier telegraph and its impact.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2018.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Landscapes, Ecosystems, and Prevailing Westerlies: The Great Plains -- 2. Storms Moving in a Ring of Fire: The Civil War -- 3. Changes in the Forecast: Data Gathering, Mapping, and Weather Predictions -- 4. Dreams of a Boreal Empire, Nightmares of a Polar Vortex: The Arctic -- 5. Hot Winds on a Sun-Baked Desert: The Southwest -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-252-04177-1
Language:
English
URL:
Illinois scholarship online
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