Science and Technology in the Age of Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, and James: Thinking and Writing Electricity (2007)
Halliday, Sam (Author)
Palgrave Macmillan
Physical Details: x + 245 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English
Description On the cultural significance of electricity; also includes discussions of other 19th-century American writers, scientists, social commentators, as well as some British authors.
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