A Thread Across the Ocean
Download or Read eBook A Thread Across the Ocean PDF written by John Steele Gordon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John Steele Gordon |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2002-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780802713643 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0802713645 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Thread Across the Ocean by : John Steele Gordon
Book excerpt: Describes the successful laying of a cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1866, exploring the physical, financial, and technological challenges of the project and assessing the impact of the cable on the course of twentieth-century history.
