{"product_id":"telegraph-in-america-1832-1920-paperback","title":"Telegraph in America, 1832-1920 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hochfelder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete history of how the telegraph revolutionized technological practice and life in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelegraphy in the nineteenth century approximated the internet in our own day. Historian and electrical engineer David Hochfelder offers readers a comprehensive history of this groundbreaking technology, which employs breaks in an electrical current to send code along miles of wire. \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph in America, 1832-1920\u003c\/i\u003e examines the correlation between technological innovation and social change and shows how this transformative relationship helps us to understand and perhaps define modernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe telegraph revolutionized the spread of information--speeding personal messages, news of public events, and details of stock fluctuations. During the Civil War, telegraphed intelligence and high-level directives gave the Union war effort a critical advantage. Afterward, the telegraph helped build and break fortunes and, along with the railroad, altered the way Americans thought about time and space. With this book, Hochfelder supplies us with an introduction to the early stirrings of the information age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelegraphy in the nineteenth century approximated the internet in our own day. Historian and electrical engineer David Hochfelder offers readers a comprehensive history of this groundbreaking technology, which employs breaks in an electrical current to send code along miles of wire. \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph in America, 1832-1920\u003c\/i\u003e examines the correlation between technological innovation and social change and shows how this transformative relationship helps us to understand and perhaps define modernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe telegraph revolutionized the spread of information--speeding personal messages, news of public events, and details of stock fluctuations. During the Civil War, telegraphed intelligence and high-level directives gave the Union war effort a critical advantage. Afterward, the telegraph helped build and break fortunes and, along with the railroad, altered the way Americans thought about time and space. With this book, Hochfelder supplies us with an introduction to the early stirrings of the information age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph in America, 1832-1920, \u003c\/i\u003e David Hochfelder provides a taut and consistently intelligent history of the telegraph in American life. The book is notable for both its topical breadth--encompassing war, politics, business, journalism, and everyday life--as well as its focused, argument-driven chapters.--\u003ci\u003eNew Books in Communications\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author . . . develops nuanced analyses to the impact of telegraphy upon American life.--\u003ci\u003eEH.Net\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHochfelder's work is exemplary in its caution about mediator technology-specific claims to exceptionalism or determinism. This authoritative and persuasive book will remain an essential reference for scholars.--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a quick assessment of telegraphy's development and impact, this insightful book is hard to beat.--\u003ci\u003eJournalism \u0026amp; Mass Communication Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Hochfelder\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at University at Albany, SUNY.\u003c\/p\u003e--Richard R. John, Columbia University \"Metascience\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelegraphy in the nineteenth century approximated the internet in our own day. Historian and electrical engineer David Hochfelder offers readers a comprehensive history of this groundbreaking technology, which employs breaks in an electrical current to send code along miles of wire. \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph in America, 1832-1920\u003c\/i\u003e examines the correlation between technological innovation and social change and shows how this transformative relationship helps us to understand and perhaps define modernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe telegraph revolutionized the spread of information--speeding personal messages, news of public events, and details of stock fluctuations. During the Civil War, telegraphed intelligence and high-level directives gave the Union war effort a critical advantage. Afterward, the telegraph helped build and break fortunes and, along with the railroad, altered the way Americans thought about time and space. With this book, Hochfelder supplies us with an introduction to the early stirrings of the information age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph in America, 1832-1920, \u003c\/i\u003e David Hochfelder provides a taut and consistently intelligent history of the telegraph in American life. The book is notable for both its topical breadth--encompassing war, politics, business, journalism, and everyday life--as well as its focused, argument-driven chapters.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Books in Communications\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author . . . develops nuanced analyses to the impact of telegraphy upon American life.\"--\u003ci\u003eEH.Net\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hochfelder's work is exemplary in its caution about mediator technology-specific claims to exceptionalism or determinism. This authoritative and persuasive book will remain an essential reference for scholars.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For a quick assessment of telegraphy's development and impact, this insightful book is hard to beat.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournalism \u0026amp; Mass Communication Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hochfelder\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at University at Albany, SUNY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hochfelder \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of history at University at Albany, SUNY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169705922695,"sku":"9781421421247","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/655ed091f2890776b56ca46c5a3d260a.webp?v=1733343166","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/telegraph-in-america-1832-1920-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}