Spring forward : the annual madness of daylight saving /
Michael Downing.
- Revised edition. New, expanded, and updated edition.
- xxi, 228 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-213) and index.
The infinite hour -- The farmer in the dew -- Moon over Miami -- Banking on the Big Apple -- Capitol sports -- Mean time -- Split decisions -- Men of the hour -- Out of uniform -- Lawmakers and jawbreakers -- Millennial fever -- Overextended.
"Michael Downing is obsessed with Daylight Saving, a loopy notion that has become the most persistent political controversy in American history. Spring Forward is a true-to-life social comedy with Congress in the leading role, surrounded by a supporting cast of opportunistic ministers, movie moguls, stockbrokers, labor leaders, educators, sports fanatics, and railroad execs. With wit and insight, Downing sifts through a century of information and lets the dizzyingly hilarious debate speak for itself."--