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America calling: a social history of the telephone to 1940
Fischer, Claude S., 1948-
Year: 1992.
Publisher:  University of California Press. 
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table of contents
Frontmatter
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
CHAPTER 1 Technology and Modern Life
CHAPTER 2 The Telephone in America
CHAPTER 3 Educating the Public
CHAPTER 4 The Telephone Spreads: National Patterns
CHAPTER 5 The Telephone Spreads: Local Patterns
CHAPTER 6 Becoming Commonplace
CHAPTER 7 Local Attachment, 1890-1940
CHAPTER 8 Personal Calls, Personal Meanings
CHAPTER 9 Conclusion
APPENDIX A Bibliographic Essay
APPENDIX B Statistical Analyses of Telephone and Automobile Distribution
APPENDIX C Telephone Subscription among Iowa Farmers, 1924
APPENDIX D Summary of Expenditure Studies by Household Income or Occupation
APPENDIX E The 1918-1919 Cost of Living Study
APPENDIX F Who Had the Telephone When?
APPENDIX G Analysis of Advertisement Data
APPENDIX H Statistical Analyses for Chapter 7
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Title: America calling : a social history of the telephone to 1940 Claude S. Fischer.
Author: Fischer, Claude S., 1948-
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E-Distribution Information: University of Michigan Library, Scholarly Publishing Office
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2008
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Source Version: America calling : a social history of the telephone to 1940 Claude S. Fischer
Fischer, Claude S., 1948-
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.00141
Subject Headings: • Telephone -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
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