This book, a good read about the invention and adoption of the telegraph, includes references to information overload from the 1800's. https://www.amazon.com/V

This book, a good read about the invention and adoption of the telegraph, includes references to information overload from the 1800's. https://www.amazon.com/Victorian-Internet-Remarkable-Nineteenth-line/dp/162040592X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484338680&sr=8-1&keywords=victorian+internet https://www.amazon.com/Victorian-Internet-Remarkable-Ninetee...