On time : how America has learned to live by the clock
Stephens, Carlene E.2002
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Packed with illustrations and colourful anecdotes, this work provides an illustrated history of the ways Americans have measured, used, and thought about time over the past 300 years. 'On Time' is a lively history for all ages.
Main title:
On time : how America has learned to live by the clock / Carlene E. Stephens.
Imprint:
Boston, [Mass.] ; London : Bulfinch, c2002.
Collation:
255 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780821227794 (hbk)
Dewey class:
681.113
Local class:
681.113
Language:
English
BRN:
1047858