A THREAD ACROSS THE OCEAN: The Heroic Story of the…

A THREAD ACROSS THE OCEAN: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable by Gordon, John Steele. < >

A THREAD ACROSS THE OCEAN: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable

Edition: First printing.

New York: Walker, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A fascinating account of an epic struggle, lasting over 40 years, and one of the most extraordinary engineering feats of the 19th century, which culminated in 1866 when the Old and New Worlds were united by the successful laying of a telegraph cable that spanned the Atlantic. Photographs, Notes, bibliography, index. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-802713645.

Condition: Very good in a fine dust jacket (gift inscription on front endpaper.)

Book ID: 37363
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