First telegraph line across the continent
Subtitle: Charles Brown's 1861 diary
By: edited by Dennis N. Mihelich and James E. Potter
Contributors: Mihelich, Dennis N.; Potter, James E.
Publisher: Nebraska State Historical Society Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9780933307322
Subjects: Sources; History; Frontier and pioneer life; Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Telegraph
Description: Charles H. Brown became Edward Creighton's assistant in 1861, working on the transcontinental telegraph line. His diary begins on June 18, 1861, the first entry describing Brown's departure from Fort Kearny, Nebraska. The final entry is dated August 9, 1861--
Notes: "Brown's diary is published with the permission of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.)"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-121) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue / Dennis N. Mihelich; title: "What hath God wrought!": the evolution of telegraphy; title: Editorial procedures; title: Charles Brown's diary; title: Epilogue / Dennis N. Mihelich; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: Acknowledgements.