Hi Alex, Not exactly the time period in question, but these two works will take up to just prior to the Civil War (mid 1840's), so possibly of use: Richard John's history of the US Postal Service, Spreading the News Daniel Walker Howe's history of the expansion of US early telecommunications and transportation infrastructures, What Hath God Wrought Best, Kelly --- Kelly Quinn, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor and Graduate Instructor Coordinator Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago
On Jul 19, 2017, at 6:38 PM, Alex Leavitt <alexleavitt@gmail.com> wrote:
Not an internet question, but maybe people are familiar enough with communications technology to give some pointers:
I've gotten REALLY into communications infrastructure history recently. There's a ton documented on World War 1 and 2, but less on the American Civil War. I'm looking specifically for documentation of non-war communication tools: less about war participants and more about ordinary people's communication patterns (letters, telegraph, photography, newspapers, etc.). Namely, what was an American before and during the Civil War doing to learn about the state of the nation? Does anyone have any good sources to look at?
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