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A thread across the ocean : the heroic story of the transatlantic cable
Record details
- ISBN: 0802713645
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Physical Description:
xii, 240 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Walker & Co., 2002.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-227) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | An enterprise worthy of this day of great things -- Cyrus Field -- Newfoundland -- "How many months? : let's say how many years" -- Raising more capital -- The first cable -- "And lay the Atlantic cable in a heap" -- Lightning through deep waters -- "Here's the ship to lay your cable, Mr. Field" -- A new cable, a new attempt -- "The great Eastern looms all glorious in the morning sky." |
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| Subject: | Telegraph Great Britain History Telegraph United States History Cables, Submarine Atlantic History |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | TK 5611 .G67 2002 | 30532291 | General Collection | Available | - |