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The Telegraph: A History of Morse's Invention and Its Predecessors in the United States
Discusses Morse's invention and its impact on communication, details the creation of the first transcontinental telegraph line, explores its effect on the Civil War, and looks at advances in telegraph technology.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2003
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August 16, 2018
This is a very detailed and referenced documentary of the development of an amazing service, the telegraph. Although many of the details would not interest most people, including me; for example the details of how the inventions progressed and the minutia about how the machines worked.
However, I think everyone would be interested in the vastness of the system, how "portable" it was (e.g. telegraph operators would accompany generals in the Civil War and tap into wires to send information back to headquarters or the President), and how early it was up and running in the history of our country. The first message was sent two years before the Mormon pioneers left Nauvoo for the west (1844)!
However, I think everyone would be interested in the vastness of the system, how "portable" it was (e.g. telegraph operators would accompany generals in the Civil War and tap into wires to send information back to headquarters or the President), and how early it was up and running in the history of our country. The first message was sent two years before the Mormon pioneers left Nauvoo for the west (1844)!
January 26, 2013
Starting out a bit slow, this book steamed onward wonderfully, giving a broad and complete survey of not only the telegraph itself, but the culture as well.
Wonderfully recommended!
Wonderfully recommended!
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