The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph (Registro nro. 75611)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TK |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Field, Henry M. |
| Fuller form of name | (Henry Martyn), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1822-1907 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2010-12-27 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Stephen H. Sentoff, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph" by Henry M. Field is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the ambitious project of laying a telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean, detailing the struggles and triumphs faced by its proponents, particularly focusing on Cyrus W. Field, the visionary behind the endeavor. The narrative serves as both a tribute to the spirit of innovation and perseverance, as well as an exploration of the scientific and engineering feats accomplished during this pivotal period in communication history. The opening of the book sets the stage by recalling the historical context of transatlantic communication, starting with Columbus's voyages, and contrasts the challenges he faced to those encountered by Field and his contemporaries as they sought to realize the dream of instant communication between continents. It introduces the key players involved in the project and foreshadows the incredible challenges that lie ahead as they work to overcome public skepticism, financial obstacles, and the vast natural barrier of the Atlantic Ocean itself. The tone is both reflective and inspiring, establishing the historical significance and the sheer audacity of attempting such a monumental feat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Transatlantic cables |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34765">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34765</a> |
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