TY  - BOOK
N2  - "Cyrus Field had a big dream to connect North America and the United Kingdom with a telegraph line, which would enable instant communication. In the mid-1800s, no one knew if it was possible. That didn't dissuade Cyrus, who set out to learn about undersea cables and built a network of influential people to raise money and create interest in his project. Cyrus experienced numerous setbacks: many years of delays and failed attempts, millions of dollars lost, suspected sabotage, technological problems, and more. But Cyrus did not give up and forged ahead, ultimately realizing his dream in the summer of 1866. Mary Morton Cowan brilliantly captures Cyrus's life and his steadfast determination to achieve his dream"--Amazon.com.
AB  - "Cyrus Field had a big dream to connect North America and the United Kingdom with a telegraph line, which would enable instant communication. In the mid-1800s, no one knew if it was possible. That didn't dissuade Cyrus, who set out to learn about undersea cables and built a network of influential people to raise money and create interest in his project. Cyrus experienced numerous setbacks: many years of delays and failed attempts, millions of dollars lost, suspected sabotage, technological problems, and more. But Cyrus did not give up and forged ahead, ultimately realizing his dream in the summer of 1866. Mary Morton Cowan brilliantly captures Cyrus's life and his steadfast determination to achieve his dream"--Amazon.com.
T1  - Cyrus Field's big dream :the daring effort to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable /
AU  - Cowan, Mary Morton,
ET  - First edition.
CN  - TK5611
CN  - TK5611
N1  - Maps on endpapers.
ID  - 857160
KW  - Transatlantic cables
KW  - Telegraph
KW  - Telegraph
KW  - Transatlantic cables
KW  - Telegraph
KW  - Telegraph
SN  - 9781629795560
SN  - 1629795569
TI  - Cyrus Field's big dream :the daring effort to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable /
ER  -