Month: May 2013

By Tashina Gunning 2012 was an exciting year for Project MUSE, and one that expanded our collection of scholarship dramatically. With the addition of books to our platform, the amount of content on MUSE more than doubled. Not to be outdone by its predecessor, 2013 is proving to be every bit as eventful! In response…

By Tashina Gunning 2012 was an exciting year for Project MUSE, and one that expanded our collection of scholarship dramatically. With the addition of books to our platform, the amount of content on MUSE more than doubled. Not to be outdone by its predecessor, 2013 is proving to be every bit as eventful! In response…

Guest post by David Hochfelder During the Civil War, the War Department operated a U.S. Military Telegraph (USMT) network that handled 6.5 million messages between Washington, D.C., and commanders in the field. At its peak in 1865, the USMT managed 8,000 miles of military lines it had built and another 5,000 miles of commercial lines…