The story of the telegraph and a history of the great Atlantic cable / by Charles F. Briggs and Augustus Maverick.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781425524296
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General
First sentence: THE completion of the Atlantic Telegraph, the unapproachable triumph which has just been achieved in the extension of the submarine electrical Cable between Europe and America, has been the cause of the most exultant burst of popular enthusiasm that any event in modern times has ever elicited.