Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance in America, 1862-1920
Author:   Kerry Segrave
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786496242


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   04 September 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance in America, 1862-1920


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Author:   Kerry Segrave
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780786496242


ISBN 10:   078649624
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   04 September 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. The Civil War 2. Stealing Electricity 3. Worries About Privacy 4. Wiretapping the Bookies 5. Wiretapping the Markets: Stocks, Commodities and Bucket Shops 6. Wiretapping Other Businesses 7. Wiretapping Labor 8. Wiretapping: Other Crimes and Personal Use 9. Wiretapping: Politics, Laws and Police 10. Dictograph: the First Bug Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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The history of wiretapping starting with tapped telegraph lines during the Civil War. --<i>Library Journal</i>.


Author Information

Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.

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