Once upon a Telephone: An Illustrated Social History

by Ellen Stock Stern, Emily Gwathmey

A study of the telephone chronicles its evolution into contemporary society, its social and historical roles, its symbolism of power, and its place in fashion, and includes a photographic collection of twentieth-century products, advertisements, and more. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: History, Pop Culture, Technology

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 3 out of 5]

The text tended toward the cutesy.

[Petra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended for light, entertaining reading on the history of the telephone from a social point of view. The old advertisements, poems to the linesmen and odd facts (ie: young boys were original Telephone Operators) are fun to look through.

[M0rfeus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well--this is what I do for a living. So I loved it!
;)