[Air-L] Question about communication history

[Jason Farman]

Hi Alex,
I've written a bit about this here, which is a brief excerpt from my
forthcoming book on the history of message exchange and time. This excerpt
focuses mostly on communication between soldiers and their families, but
touches on your broader question:

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http://www.waitingforword.com/a-delayed-crossing/

I've found David Henkin's book, *The Postal Age <http://a.co/5O82qRW>*, to
be an amazing book on this topic.
Best,
Jason

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Associate Professor of American Studies
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University of Maryland, College Park
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On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Alex Leavitt <alexleavitt at 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?
>
> Thanks!
> Alex
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