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Orwell's 1984 And The Lonely World Of Campaign Management, George W. Geib
Orwell's 1984 And The Lonely World Of Campaign Management, George W. Geib
George W. Geib
George Geib's essay discussing the relevance and humanistic appeal of George Orwell's 1984 in the advent of the 1984 political election.
The Essex Bridge: Transportation And Politics In The Early Republic, George W. Geib
The Essex Bridge: Transportation And Politics In The Early Republic, George W. Geib
George W. Geib
THE years that followed the War for Independence are commonly viewed as a period of rapid economic expansion. Deriving from such elements as a growing population, new foreign markets, increased capital resources, and a confident public spirit, this expansion is known to include a variety of new business ventures, notably in manufacturing and in transportation. Such new ventures are normally pictured in their business context, showing few political overtones apart from sporadic opposition by rural legislators.1 This latter emphasis may be mistaken, however, because many of these early innovative business ventures faced challenges in the form of local political controversies …