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BL
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876869
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Schwoch, James,1955-
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Wired into nature : : the telegraph and the North American frontier /\ James Schwoch.
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| Publication Statement
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Urbana :: University of Illinois Press,, [2018]
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| Series Statement
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History of Communication Ser.
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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0252050452
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0252041771
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0252083407
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9780252041778
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9780252083402
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Telegraph-- Social aspects-- West (U.S.)-- History.
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Telegraph-- West (U.S.)-- History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Media Communications.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- General.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Telecommunications.
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Telegraph.
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West (U.S.), History.
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West United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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384.10978
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TK5123.6
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| Parallel Title
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Telegraph and the North American frontier
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