Cyrus Field's big dream : the daring effort to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable / by Mary Morton Cowan.
Cowan, Mary Morton, author.
2018
TK5611 .C69 2018 (Mapit)
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Title Cyrus Field's big dream : the daring effort to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable / by Mary Morton Cowan.
Author Cowan, Mary Morton, author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9781629795560 (hardcover)
1629795569 (hardcover)
Published Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
Language English
Description 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Call Number TK5611 .C69 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 384.1/5092 B
Summary "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.
Note Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.
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A wild idea
A country boy
The big city
Rags to riches
Mountain adventure
A telegraph company
Newfoundland
Crossing the Atlantic
Try again
"Cyrus the great"
"Humbug"
War
"The wonder of the seas"
"The cable is laid"
Epilogue.

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