All the facts : a history of information in the United States since 1870 /

This work is a history of the role of information in the United States since roughly 1870, when the nation was well on its way to a nearly 150-year period of economic prosperity, technological and scientific transformations often collectively called the Second Industrial Revolution, and to a signifi...

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Main Author: Cortada, James W. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work is a history of the role of information in the United States since roughly 1870, when the nation was well on its way to a nearly 150-year period of economic prosperity, technological and scientific transformations often collectively called the Second Industrial Revolution, and to a significant role in global affairs. Citizens and their institutions used information extensively as tools in support of the nation's evolution during these decades. This book does for information what a general diplomatic or economic history of the country accomplishes when telling the story of America.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190460709
0190460709
9780190460686
0190460687