The Portable Radio in American Life by Michael Brian Schiffer
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As an artifact of culture, the portable radio is an unusual but perfect subject for investigation by archaeologist Schiffer. Seeing the history of everyday objects as the history of the life of a people, he shows how the portable radio has reflected changes in American society as surely as clay pots have for ancient cultures. In this fascinating history of the portable radio, Michael Schiffer shows how this invention is as American as apple pie. Along the way, he tells how technology has responded to consumer preference, how corporate 'cryptohistory' has made us believe the Japanese invented the radio, and how the spread of the portable radio mirrors that of other technologies. More than four hundred photographs make this book both a definitive resource and a delightful browse. Traces the development of the portable radio and how it affected American culture and society. Approximately 50 pages on transistor radios, beginning with the Regency TR-1 through to the later sets made overseas. 450 photographs.193 transistor radios pictured. Soft cover, 280 pages.

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