

Cyrus Field's Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
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In the mid-1800s, no one knew if it was possible to connect North America and the United Kingdom with a telegraph line that would enable instant communication. Cyrus Field wasn't dissuaded by this fact . . . or by his numerous setbacks. Author's note. Time line. Resources. Source notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Black-and-white and full-color illustrations, photographs, and reproductions.
ISBN: 9781629795560
JLG Release: Feb 2019
Awards & Honors
NSTA Best STEM Books - 2019
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Book Details
ISBN
9781629795560
First Release
February 2019
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
384.109163/1
Trim Size
10" x 8"
Page Count
224
Accelerated Reader
Level 7.2; Points: 7;
Scholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
Level 980L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Language: Mild Language
Topics
Cyrus Field (1819–1892), US businessmen, US entrepreneurs, Telegraphy, Telegraphs, Telegraph cables, Atlantic Telegraph Company, Transatlantic telegraph cable, Telecommunications, Biography, Nineteenth-century history, Engineering,