Focusing on 1820 to 1920, "Keeping Watch" details the far-reaching changes in American society during the transition from natural to mechanical sources of time--from farmers' almanacs and religious formulations of time, to regional time zones, synchronized watches, and factory punch clocks. O'Malley shows how the pressures of industrialization, the emergence of the telegraph, and the spread of railroads led to a demand for uniform, consistent schedules.
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Focusing on 1820 to 1920, "Keeping Watch" details the far-reaching changes in American society during the transition from natural to mechanical sources of time--from farmers' almanacs and religious formulations of time, to regional time zones, synchronized watches, and factory punch clocks. O'Malley shows how the pressures of industrialization, the emergence of the telegraph, and the spread of railroads led to a demand for uniform, consistent schedules.
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