description: The successful laying of the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic in 1866 -- after a decade of failed attempts and the loss of millions of dollars -- brings the Old and New Worlds together, in John Steele Gordon's fascinating chronicle.
language: English
title: A Thread Across the Ocean
titlecomplete: A Thread Across the Ocean
genres: History, Science, Geography, Engineering, American History, Technology, Microhistory, Business, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 516
publisher: Books on Tape