A string of beads : uniting native nations -- The knitted city : puritan New England -- Coffee and conversation : a notion of freedom -- People skills : creating community in slavery -- A very social time : networking in a new nation -- Wired! : love, death, and the telegraph -- Small world : XX -- Hardwired : from earth to the stars -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Further reading and website.
Summary
Chronicles social networking and communication throughout the history of America, from Native American councils to the SETI program.