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- Media Studies, United States / 19th Century, Industries / Media & Communications, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Telecommunications
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- The History of Media and Communication Ser.
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A new American future written in dots and dashes 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 ......
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University of Illinois Press
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9780252041778
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Wired Into Nature : the Telegraph and the North American Frontier
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Hardcover
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English
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Media Studies, United States / 19th Century, Industries / Media & Communications, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Telecommunications
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2018
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The History of Media and Communication Ser.
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Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Social Science
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264 Pages
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9 in
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6 in
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" Wired into Nature opens up a new field of inquiry by examining the frontier expansion of the telegraph into the western U.S., with commendable attention both to how environmental factors shaped the story and to how the telegraph functioned as an instrument of state power and political control, especially through the military." -- Technology and Culture "This book is not to be missed by serious students of information technology." -- The Journal of American History " Wired into Nature , which includes many helpful illustrations, is based on enormous archival research but is not bogged down by unnecessary details. It is instead written in quite readable, often eloquent, prose. Wired into Nature deserves a wide readership." -- Pacific Historical Review " Wired into Nature is full of intriguing insights drawn from a thoughtful engagement with a wide range of primary sources." -- Journal of Arizona History " Wired into Nature is a carefully documented and compelling read." -- Annals of Iowa "Drawing on both detailed historical scholarship and a refreshing geographical sensibility, Wired into Nature provides a unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America's first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of environment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph, in a sweeping narrative that connects the mapping and exploitation of the American West to the development of the White House Situation Room. Schwoch reminds us that the story of communication infrastructure in American history involves not just the intensive development of urban technologies, consumers, and firms, but also the extensive reconfiguration of contested landscapes, involving both military and cultural struggles with nature, climate, and, most crucially, Native American peoples. This innovative work crosses the boundaries between military, political, technological, and environmental history, and is a must-read for students of our contemporary information society." --Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950 " Wired into Nature is a rich and original exploration of the telegraph in the American West, grounded in meticulous archival research. It tells us a powerful story about the relationship between wires and nature, and unravels the hidden and formative connections between our communications systems and the environment, climate, and surveillance. James Schwoch brilliantly tracks the making and unmaking of the telegraph, from the draft animals that pulled its poles to the weaponized fires it ignited; from its disruption by Native Americans to the early development of network security; and from the weather reports it collected to its command in Washington. This book will transform our understanding of electronic communications networks, both past and present. If there is one history to read in the current moment, Wired into Nature is it."--Nicole Starosielski, coeditor of Signal Traffic: Critical Studies of Media Infrastructures, "This book is not to be missed by serious students of information technology." -- The Journal of American History, "Schwoch presents an engaging study that highlights the central role of western, and westward-looking, actors in shaping modern ideas about information gathering and the power offered by controlling rapid means of communication." -- Western Historical Quarterly " Wired into Nature is full of intriguing insights drawn from a thoughtful engagement with a wide range of primary sources." -- Journal of Arizona History, "Drawing on both detailed historical scholarship and a refreshing geographical sensibility, Wired into Nature provides a unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America's first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of environment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph, in a sweeping narrative that connects the mapping and exploitation of the American West to the development of the White House Situation Room. Schwoch reminds us that the story of communication infrastructure in American history involves not just the intensive development of urban technologies, consumers, and firms, but also the extensive reconfiguration of contested landscapes, involving both military and cultural struggles with nature, climate, and, most crucially, Native American peoples. This innovative work crosses the boundaries between military, political, technological, and environmental history, and is a must-read for students of our contemporary information society."--Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950, " Wired into Nature opens up a new field of inquiry by examining the frontier expansion of the telegraph into the western U.S., with commendable attention both to how environmental factors shaped the story and to how the telegraph functioned as an instrument of state power and political control, especially through the military." -- Technology and Culture "This book is not to be missed by serious students of information technology." -- The Journal of American History " Wired into Nature , which includes many helpful illustrations, is based on enormous archival research but is not bogged down by unnecessary details. It is instead written in quite readable, often eloquent, prose. Wired into Nature deserves a wide readership." -- Pacific Historical Review " Wired into Nature is full of intriguing insights drawn from a thoughtful engagement with a wide range of primary sources." -- Journal of Arizona History " Wired into Nature is a carefully documented and compelling read." -- Annals of Iowa " Wired into Nature is a fresh take on the history of the telegraph in the United States, one that eschews the common eastern business history and recenters it on the role of the US government and military's development of the telegraph in the West." -- H-Net Reviews "This book offers a fascinating perspective of the developing global telegraph system and how the growth of the telegraph involved a host of people, including white settlers, Native Americans, Mexicans, Canadians, Russians, and members of the American military." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "Drawing on both detailed historical scholarship and a refreshing geographical sensibility, Wired into Nature provides a unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America's first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of environment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph, in a sweeping narrative that connects the mapping and exploitation of the American West to the development of the White House Situation Room. Schwoch reminds us that the story of communication infrastructure in American history involves not just the intensive development of urban technologies, consumers, and firms, but also the extensive reconfiguration of contested landscapes, involving both military and cultural struggles with nature, climate, and, most crucially, Native American peoples. This innovative work crosses the boundaries between military, political, technological, and environmental history, and is a must-read for students of our contemporary information society." --Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950 " Wired into Nature is a rich and original exploration of the telegraph in the American West, grounded in meticulous archival research. It tells us a powerful story about the relationship between wires and nature, and unravels the hidden and formative connections between our communications systems and the environment, climate, and surveillance. James Schwoch brilliantly tracks the making and unmaking of the telegraph, from the draft animals that pulled its poles to the weaponized fires it ignited; from its disruption by Native Americans to the early development of network security; and from the weather reports it collected to its command in Washington. This book will transform our understanding of electronic communications networks, both past and present. If there is one history to read in the current moment, Wired into Nature is it."--Nicole Starosielski, coeditor of Signal Traffic: Critical Studies of Media Infrastructures, "Wired into Nature is a rich and original exploration of the telegraph in the American West, grounded in meticulous archival research. It tells us a powerful story about the relationship between wires and nature, and unravels the hidden and formative connections between our communications systems and the environment, climate, and surveillance. James Schwoch brilliantly tracks the making and unmaking of the telegraph, from the draft animals that pulled its poles to the weaponized fires it ignited; from its disruption by Native Americans to the early development of network security; and from the weather reports it collected to its command in Washington. This book will transform our understanding of electronic communications networks, both past and present. If there is one history to read in the current moment, Wired into Nature is it.--Nicole Starosielski, coeditor of Signal Traffic: Critical Studies of Media Infrastructures " Wired into Nature opens up a new field of inquiry by examining the frontier expansion of the telegraph into the western U.S., with commendable attention both to how environmental factors shaped the story and to how the telegraph functioned as an instrument of state power and political control, especially through the military." -- Technology and Culture, "It is a wonder that nobody wrote this history earlier--and bravo to Prof. Schwoch for undertaking it. . . . Making good selective uses of archival resources, Schwoch provides the human touch by relating individual stories for all of his chapters in Wired into Nature: The Telegraph and the North American Frontier . . . . An enjoyable book offering considerable insight." -- Communication Booknotes Quarterly, " Wired into Nature , which includes many helpful illustrations, is based on enormous archival research but is not bogged down by unnecessary details. It is instead written in quite readable, often eloquent, prose. Wired into Nature deserves a wide readership." -- Pacific Historical Review " Wired into Nature is full of intriguing insights drawn from a thoughtful engagement with a wide range of primary sources." -- Journal of Arizona History " Wired into Nature is a carefully documented and compelling read." -- Annals of Iowa "Drawing on both detailed historical scholarship and a refreshing geographical sensibility, Wired into Nature provides a unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America's first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of environment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph, in a sweeping narrative that connects the mapping and exploitation of the American West to the development of the White House Situation Room. Schwoch reminds us that the story of communication infrastructure in American history involves not just the intensive development of urban technologies, consumers, and firms, but also the extensive reconfiguration of contested landscapes, involving both military and cultural struggles with nature, climate, and, most crucially, Native American peoples. This innovative work crosses the boundaries between military, political, technological, and environmental history, and is a must-read for students of our contemporary information society." --Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950 " Wired into Nature is a rich and original exploration of the telegraph in the American West, grounded in meticulous archival research. It tells us a powerful story about the relationship between wires and nature, and unravels the hidden and formative connections between our communications systems and the environment, climate, and surveillance. James Schwoch brilliantly tracks the making and unmaking of the telegraph, from the draft animals that pulled its poles to the weaponized fires it ignited; from its disruption by Native Americans to the early development of network security; and from the weather reports it collected to its command in Washington. This book will transform our understanding of electronic communications networks, both past and present. If there is one history to read in the current moment, Wired into Nature is it."--Nicole Starosielski, coeditor of Signal Traffic: Critical Studies of Media Infrastructures, "A fine example . . . Wired into Nature is an informative study wherein the author places the establishment of communication systems and their social/political practices central to the twenty-first-century in the development of telegraphy in the North American West in the last half of the nineteenth century.," -- South Dakota History, "This book is not to be missed by serious students of information technology." -- The Journal of American History " Wired into Nature , which includes many helpful illustrations, is based on enormous archival research but is not bogged down by unnecessary details. It is instead written in quite readable, often eloquent, prose. Wired into Nature deserves a wide readership." -- Pacific Historical Review " Wired into Nature is full of intriguing insights drawn from a thoughtful engagement with a wide range of primary sources." -- Journal of Arizona History " Wired into Nature is a carefully documented and compelling read." -- Annals of Iowa "Drawing on both detailed historical scholarship and a refreshing geographical sensibility, Wired into Nature provides a unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America's first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of environment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph, in a sweeping narrative that connects the mapping and exploitation of the American West to the development of the White House Situation Room. Schwoch reminds us that the story of communication infrastructure in American history involves not just the intensive development of urban technologies, consumers, and firms, but also the extensive reconfiguration of contested landscapes, involving both military and cultural struggles with nature, climate, and, most crucially, Native American peoples. This innovative work crosses the boundaries between military, political, technological, and environmental history, and is a must-read for students of our contemporary information society." --Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950 " Wired into Nature is a rich and original exploration of the telegraph in the American West, grounded in meticulous archival research. It tells us a powerful story about the relationship between wires and nature, and unravels the hidden and formative connections between our communications systems and the environment, climate, and surveillance. James Schwoch brilliantly tracks the making and unmaking of the telegraph, from the draft animals that pulled its poles to the weaponized fires it ignited; from its disruption by Native Americans to the early development of network security; and from the weather reports it collected to its command in Washington. This book will transform our understanding of electronic communications networks, both past and present. If there is one history to read in the current moment, Wired into Nature is it."--Nicole Starosielski, coeditor of Signal Traffic: Critical Studies of Media Infrastructures, "Drawing on both detailed historical scholarship and a refreshing geographical sensibility, Wired into Nature provides a unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America's first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of environment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph, in a sweeping narrative that connects the mapping and exploitation of the American West to the development of the White House Situation Room. Schwoch reminds us that the story of communication infrastructure in American history involves not just the intensive development of urban technologies, consumers, and firms, but also the extensive reconfiguration of contested landscapes, involving both military and cultural struggles with nature, climate, and, most crucially, Native American peoples. This innovative work crosses the boundaries between military, political, technological, and environmental history, and is a must-read for students of our contemporary information society."--Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950 "Wired into Nature is a rich and original exploration of the telegraph in the American West, grounded in meticulous archival research. It tells us a powerful story about the relationship between wires and nature, and unravels the hidden and formative connections between our communications systems and the environment, climate, and surveillance. James Schwoch brilliantly tracks the making and unmaking of the telegraph, from the draft animals that pulled its poles to the weaponized fires it ignited; from its disruption by Native Americans to the early development of network security; and from the weather reports it collected to its command in Washington. This book will transform our understanding of electronic communications networks, both past and present. If there is one history to read in the current moment, Wired into Nature is it."--Nicole Starosielski, coeditor of Signal Traffic: Critical Studies of Media Infrastructures, "This book is not to be missed by serious students of information technology." -- The Journal of American History " Wired into Nature , which includes many helpful illustrations, is based on enormous archival research but is not bogged down by unnecessary details. It is instead written in quite readable, often eloquent, prose. Wired into Nature deserves a wide readership." -- Pacific Historical Review, "The book is well-crafted and well-written, and it is wisely the right length for its scope. . . . This is an innovative original study and a welcome addition to western American history." -- American Historical Review, "Drawing on both detailed historical scholarship and a refreshing geographical sensibility, Wired into Nature provides a unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America's first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of environment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph, in a sweeping narrative that connects the mapping and exploitation of the American West to the development of the White House Situation Room. Schwoch reminds us that the story of communication infrastructure in American history involves not just the intensive development of urban technologies, consumers, and firms, but also the extensive reconfiguration of contested landscapes, involving both military and cultural struggles with nature, climate, and, most crucially, Native American peoples. This innovative work crosses the boundaries between military, political, technological, and environmental history, and is a must-read for students of our contemporary information society."--Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850-1950 "This text is a useful treatment of the subject, and will be a welcome addition to collections in the history of technology and western American history." -- Choice, "Schwoch presents an engaging study that highlights the central role of western, and westward-looking, actors in shaping modern ideas about information gathering and the power offered by controlling rapid means of communication." -- Western Historical Quarterly
Table of Content
Cover Title Copyright 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
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
384.10978
Dewey Edition
23
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