Wired into nature : the telegraph and the North American frontier /
Schwoch, James, 1955-
Wired into nature : the telegraph and the North American frontier / Telegraph and the North American frontier James Schwoch. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - History of Communication Ser. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9780252050459
2019718290
Telegraph--History.--West (U.S.)
Telegraph--Social aspects--History.--West (U.S.)
Electronic Books.
TK5123 / .W574 2018
Wired into nature : the telegraph and the North American frontier / Telegraph and the North American frontier James Schwoch. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - History of Communication Ser. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9780252050459
2019718290
Telegraph--History.--West (U.S.)
Telegraph--Social aspects--History.--West (U.S.)
Electronic Books.
TK5123 / .W574 2018