Keeping Watch: A History of American Time
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0049H92LS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 411 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Starting in the Colonial period and moving through WWI, and the first effort to establish daylight saving, the book explores the transition from natural sources for time--the sun and moon, the seasons, the demands of agriculture--to mechanical timekeepers. The core of the book examines the establishment of standard time zones in 1882.. From the AuthorKeeping Watch is probably still the definitive history of American attitudes about time
It was nominated for the LA Times book Award.. A history of the transition from natural to mechanical sources for time, Keeping Watch explores the invention of Standard Time Zones and daylight saving as well as the mass production of watches and clocks.Keeping Watch was originally published by Viking Penguin in 1990
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