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How the Telegraph Changed the World

William J Phalen author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:15th Dec '14

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Invented in the 1830's, the telegraph soon became indispensable. By 1851 there were more than 50 companies providing telegraphic service in the United States alone. The telegraph played a pivotal role in warfare beginning with the American Civil War, featured prominently in the creation of the first large American corporation, Western Union, and made possible long distance communication with the laying of the transatlantic cable. This book describes the global impact of the telegraph from its advent to its eventual eclipse by the telephone four decades later.

“recommended”—Choice; “a welcome addition to the sparse literature available on this subject...recommended”—Civil War News.

ISBN: 9780786494453

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm

Weight: 299g

220 pages