“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.