Keeping Watch: A History of American Time

by Michael O'Malley

Book Overview

Focusing on the period from 1820 to 1920, Keeping Watch details the far-reaching changes in American society brought about by the transition from natural to mechanical sources of time -- from farmers'... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067082934X
• ISBN13: 9780670829347
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"