Mr. Lincoln's T-mails : the untold story of how Abraham Lincoln used the telegraph to win the Civil War / Tom Wheeler.
2006
E457.45 .W47 2006 (Mapit)
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Mr. Lincoln's T-mails : the untold story of how Abraham Lincoln used the telegraph to win the Civil War / Tom Wheeler.
Author
Wheeler, Tom, 1946-
ISBN
9780061129780
006112978X
006112978X
Publication Details
New York : Collins, c2006.
Language
English
Description
xxi, 227 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
E457.45 .W47 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.7092
Summary
An analysis of the role of the telegraph in the American Civil War reveals how Lincoln used telegraph technology as an e-mail-like military tool that enabled him to rally his generals and create a modern model for electronic leadership.
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Table of Contents
Electronic leadership
Messages by lightning
The telegraph creates a president
Electronic Breakout
After the breakout
New electronic challenges
Commanding through the inbox
Even with technology, it's all about people
Building the modern leadership model
The last lap
"Now he belongs to the ages."
Messages by lightning
The telegraph creates a president
Electronic Breakout
After the breakout
New electronic challenges
Commanding through the inbox
Even with technology, it's all about people
Building the modern leadership model
The last lap
"Now he belongs to the ages."