Features

“Imagination is essential to re-creation of the past, and it is re-creation at which the historical artist aims… [a good history] shows us the workings of the human heart.” (From “The Old History and the New,” Allan Nevins on History).

From the book:

  • Life in a Print Shop – From Ch. 1
  • The 19th Century Power Printing Revolution  – From Ch. 2
  • News before and after the telegraph  — From Ch. 7
  • Radio and the Titanic — From Ch. 8

On this site only

  • Recommended reading  — Including public domain books available on the web
  • Recommended fictional films   about people in the media
  • Communication and peace — Developed by the author as the communications component of  a peace studies class
  • International media history — An initial framework; contributions and suggestions welcome

Invitation to students and scholars 

Given that there is a good deal of new insight on the horizon, we would invite students and scholars to submit links to their work online so that it could be shared with others.