About this title: This book studies the transition from local to national timekeeping, a process that led to Standard Time the world-wide system of timekeeping by which we all live. Prior to the railroads adoption of Standard Railway Time in 1883, timekeeping was entirely a local matter, and America lacked any uniform system to coordinate times and public activities. For example, in the middle of the nineteenth century, Boston had three authoritative times, which differed by seconds and minutes. The story begins in the 1830s with the building of the first railroads. Since railway safety depended upon ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Date Published: 2000-08-01
ISBN-13:9780804738743ISBN:0804738742
Description: Good. 2000 Stanford Univ. Press hardcover. Ex-library edition. Front cover edge is slightly creased. Great Otherwise! Binding tight and square. Interior clean and unmarked. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: STANFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780804738743ISBN:0804738742
Description: New. "Excellent historical account...the book tells a fascinating story...Readers of Selling the True Time are treated to a wealth of novel historical detail, which makes the book an invaluable source of material for any scholar interested in the... read more
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