1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996387564103316

Autore

Comley William

Titolo

A new booke vvherein is contained copies of the secretarie and romane hands [[electronic resource] ] : with an alphabet of capitall antique letters: published for the instruction of the vnskilfull. / / By William Comley of Henley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London?, : G. Purslowe], May 1622

Descrizione fisica

[9] leaves of plates : ill

Soggetti

Penmanship, English

Copybooks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Name of publisher from STC (2nd ed.).

Reproduction of original in: Columbia University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0027



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910984662903321

Autore

Silber Tony

Titolo

Twelve Days : How the Union Nearly Lost Washington in the First Days of the Civil War

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln : , : Potomac Books, Incorporated, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

9781640125896

1640125892

9781640125902

1640125906

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 pages)

Disciplina

973.731

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865

Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Day Ten: Tuesday, April 23, 1861 -- 1. Why Don't They Come? -- Day One: Sunday, April 14 -- 2. The Evacuation of Sumter -- 3. Washington, the Secessionist City -- Day Two: Monday, April 15 -- 4. "If I Were Beauregard I Would Take Washington" -- 5. Northern Militia in Tatters -- Day Three: Tuesday, April 16 -- 6. "Take Washington City Immediately" -- Day Four: Wednesday, April 17 -- 7. Virginia's Decision -- Day Five: Thursday, April 18 -- 8. The First Defenders

9. Washington Prepares for the Worst -- 10. Indecision at the Navy Yard and Harpers Ferry Is Lost -- Day Six: Friday, April 19 -- 11. The New York Seventh Departs -- 12. The Baltimore Riots -- 13. Insurrection in Maryland -- Days Six and Seven: Friday, April 19-Saturday, April 20 -- 14. Washington Cut Off and Insurrection Rages in Maryland -- Day Seven: Saturday, April 20 -- 15. A New Route to Washington -- 16. The



Fortified Capital -- Day Eight: Sunday, April 21 -- 17. Confederate Troops Move North -- 18. A Northern Convoy Departs -- 19. Brinksmanship in Washington

Day Nine: Monday, April 22 -- 20. A Torrent of Federal Resignations -- 21. General Butler, the Belligerent Brigadier -- Day Ten: Tuesday, April 23 -- 22. Stalled in Annapolis -- 23. New York's Irish Join the Fight -- Day Eleven: Wednesday, April 24 -- 24. The March of the Seventh and Eighth Regiments -- Day Twelve: Thursday, April 25 -- 25. Washington Is Saved -- Friday, April 26-Monday, April 29 -- 26. The Aftermath -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Told in real time, this is the story of President Abraham Lincoln, his cabinet, and his military commanders during the first days of the Civil War.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961270903321

Autore

Feather John

Titolo

The information society : a study of continuity and change / / John Feather

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Facet, , 2013

ISBN

9781856049597

1856049590

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

303.4833

Soggetti

Information society

Information technology - History

Information technology - Social aspects

Information storage and retrieval systems

Digital divide

Telecommunication policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1: The historical dimension. From script to print -- Mass media and new technology -- Part 2: The economic dimension. The



information market-place -- Access to information -- Part 3: The political dimension. Information rich and information poor -- Information, the state and the citizen -- Part 4: The information profession. The information profession: A domain delineated.

Sommario/riassunto

What is information? Who are the information rich and who are the information poor? How can there be equality of access for users in the light of the political, economic and cultural pressures that are placed upon information creators, gatherers and keepers? Set against a broad historical backdrop, The Information Society explores the information revolution that continues to gather pace, as the understanding and management of information becomes even more important in a world where data can be transmitted in a split second. This latest edition of this standard work has been fully updated to take account of the changing landscape and technological developments since 2008. The social Web, or Web 2.0, is now embedded in daily life, and some of its applications have become the most popular forms of communication system. Even the predominance of email - one of the most familiar manifestations of the information revolution - is now threatened by texting and the use of such applications as Twitter. The ways in which we expect to interact with information - and how much we are willing to pay for access to it - are throwing up new opportunities and debates.