{"product_id":"the-train-and-the-telegraph-9781421429748","title":"The Train and the Telegraph","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell-researched, and very readable overview of the relationship between trains and telegraphs in the United States. It overturns a narrative of a seamless complementarity between the two, highlighting the endless tensions and great variability in usage.\u003cbr\u003e—Tomas Nonnenmacher, Allegheny College, \u003ci\u003eEH.Net\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Rights-of-Way\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Dangerous Expedient\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. At War with Time and Space\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. The American System\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Struggle for Standards\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Telegraphers and Regulators\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529536577879,"sku":"9781421429748","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421429748.jpg?v=1731876003","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-train-and-the-telegraph-9781421429748","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}