The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph, by Henry M. Field. Read by Alex C. Telander. Cyrus W. Field had a dream: to link the Old World of Britain and Europe to that of the New World of North America by a telegraph cable stretching across the great Atlantic Ocean. It took him thirteen years, a lot of money, and many men and ships and cable to make it happen. He wanted to bring the world together and make it a smaller place; to forge alliances and achieve peace. This is his story. (Introduction by Alex C. Telander) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (269MB)

Directors & creators

Henry M. Field

Subjects

librivox; audiobook; non-fiction; history; science; technology; deep sea cable;

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