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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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History of Communication Ser.
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History of Communication Ser.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Telegraph -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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Telegraph. |
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History. |
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Telegraph -- Social aspects -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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Social aspects. |
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West (U.S.) -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Title |
Telegraph and the North American frontier |
Other Form: |
Print version: Schwoch, James. Wired into Nature : The Telegraph and the North American Frontier. Champaign : University of Illinois Press, ©2018 9780252041778 |
ISBN |
9780252050459 (electronic book) |
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0252050452 (electronic book) |
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9780252041778 |
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0252041771 |
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9780252083402 |
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0252083407 |
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