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by John Steele Gordon
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Shedding fascinating new light on an American saga, Gordon explores the laying of the transatlantic cable in 1866--one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century.
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THOMAS NIGHTINGALE HAD PROSPERED in South Carolina almost from the day he had arrived as a young man from his native Yorkshire in the 1720s.
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Today, in a world in which news flashes around the globe in an instant, time lags are inconceivable. In the mid-nineteenth century, communication between the United States and Europe -- the center of world affairs -- was only as quick as the fastest ship could cross the Atlantic, making the United States isolated and vulnerable.
But in 1866, the Old and New Worlds were united by the successful laying of a cable across the Atlantic. John Steele Gordon's book chronicles this extraordinary achievement -- the brainchild of American businessman Cyrus Field and one of the greatest engineering feats of the nineteenth century. An epic struggle, it required a decade of effort, numerous failed attempts, millions of dollars in capital, a near disaster at sea, the overcoming of seemingly insurmountable technological problems, and uncommon physical, financial, and intellectual courage. Bringing to life an overlooked story in the annals of technology, John Steele Gordon sheds fascinating new light on this American saga that literally changed the world.
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- Title A Thread Across the Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable
- Author John Steele Gordon
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Thus
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2003-07-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780060524463 / 0060524464
- Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 0.79 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 2.01 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Category Technology & Industrial Arts
- Library of Congress subjects Transatlantic cables - History, Telegraph - United States - History
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003040743
- Dewey Decimal Code 384.15
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- New York Times, 07/27/2003, Page 16
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