I hadn't even known about the Napoleonic era's mechanical telegraph -- thank you for this information. I'll look up more about it.
You remark about Ben Franklin's pamphlets is on point. Another important element to throw into the political process and organization is one even older than the 18th century -- see Ceasar and Rome -- but still very much in use -- see the town halls of two summers ago now, for instance -- running the 'mobs.' The Liberty Boys of Boston were brilliant at that mob theater, and dominating the narrative as to what does this meeeeeeeeeeeean? via Franklin's media empire, as well as brilliant at organizing themselves into cells, or councils. They were far more organized and prepared for their war on the Eve of Lexingon than the Secesh were on the Eve of Fort Sumter.
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Date: 2011-09-03 02:13 pm (UTC)You remark about Ben Franklin's pamphlets is on point. Another important element to throw into the political process and organization is one even older than the 18th century -- see Ceasar and Rome -- but still very much in use -- see the town halls of two summers ago now, for instance -- running the 'mobs.' The Liberty Boys of Boston were brilliant at that mob theater, and dominating the narrative as to what does this meeeeeeeeeeeean? via Franklin's media empire, as well as brilliant at organizing themselves into cells, or councils. They were far more organized and prepared for their war on the Eve of Lexingon than the Secesh were on the Eve of Fort Sumter.
Love, C.