Seize the Daylight The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time

Name: Seize the Daylight The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time
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ISBN: 9781560257967

ISBN-10: 1560257962

ISBN-13: 9781560257967

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Authors: David Prerau

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More than two hundred years in the making-from its invention by Benjamin Franklin in 1784 to the myriad controversies surrounding it today-here is the epic and untold story of daylight saving time. David Prerau weaves a riveting tale of science, history, and politics-a story grand enough to involve luminaries such as Ben Franklin, Winston Churchill, and FDR, but personal enough to revolve around railroad conductors and schoolchildren waiting at bus stops on dark mornings-all about the simple act of setting the clock forward an hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 2/22/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction



The Waste of Daylight



From Sun Time to Standard Time



The First Time



America Takes Its Time



An Hour of Peace



War Time



Clock Chaos



Daylight for Oil



Modern Times


Selected Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Credits


Index