Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940 by David E. Nye

Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940

David E. Nye

496 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction history technology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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How did electricity enter everyday life in America? Using Muncie, Indiana--the Lynds' now iconic Middletown--as a touchstone, David Nye explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American culture. With an eye for telling details from archi...

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