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Keeping Watch : A History of Time in America
Keeping Watch A History of Time in America
Author: Michael O'Malley
Focusing on the period from 1820 to 1920, Keeping Watch details the far-reaching changes in American society brought about by the transition from natural to mechanical sources of time - from farmers' almanacs and religious formulations of time to regional time zones, synchronized watches, and factory punch clocks. Michael O'Malley shows how the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670829347
ISBN-10: 067082934X
Publication Date: 7/25/1990
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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