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100 1 Gordon, John Steele.
245 12 A thread across the ocean :|bthe heroic story of the
transatlantic cable /|cJohn Steele Gordon.
264 1 New York :|bWalker & Co.,|c2002.
300 xii, 240 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-227) and
index.
505 00 |gAn|tenterprise worthy of this day of great things --
|tCyrus Field --|tNewfoundland --|t"How many months? :
let's say how many years" --|tRaising more capital --|gThe
|tfirst cable --|t"And lay the Atlantic cable in a heap" -
-|tLightning through deep waters --|t"Here's the ship to
lay your cable, Mr. Field" --|gA|tnew cable, a new attempt
--|g"The|tgreat Eastern looms all glorious in the morning
sky".
526 0 Accelerated Reader AR|bUG|c9.7|d12.0|z104835.
650 0 Cables, Submarine|zAtlantic Ocean|xHistory.
650 0 Telegraph|zUnited States|xHistory.
650 0 Telegraph|zGreat Britain|xHistory.
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