America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940

The telephone looms large in our lives, as ever present in modern societies as cars and television. This title presents the social history of this vital technology - how we encountered, tested, and ultimately embraced it with enthusiasm. It explores how, when, and why Americans started communicating in this manner.

• | By (Author): Claude S. Fischer (Author)
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 22, 1994
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 424 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0520086473
• | ISBN-13: 9780520086470