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Knowledge Is Power

Knowledge Is Power The Diffusion of Information in Early America, 1700-1865

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This text explores America's first communications revolution: that which made printed goods and public oratory widely available and by steamboat, railroad, and telegraph, accelerated the pace at which information travelled.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780195044171
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 302.20973
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 372
Weight: 839g
Height: 247mm
Width: 171mm
Spine width: 31mm