Name: A Thread Across the Ocean
ISBN: 9780060524463

A Thread Across the Ocean

"Today, in a world in which news flashes around the globe in an instant, time lags are inconceivable. In the mid-nineteenth century, however, they were a fact of life. The United States was remote from Europe, the center of world affairs, and communication was only as quick as the fastest ship could cross the Atlantic. Instant contact seemed as unlikely then as walking on the moon did in the 1950s.". "The Civil War had barely ended, however, when the Old and New Worlds had been united by the successful laying of a telegraph cable that spanned the Atlantic in 1866. A Thread Across the Ocean chronicles this extraordinary achievement, one of the greatest engineering feats of that century - and perhaps of all time."--BOOK JACKET.

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eltetoAug 2026

I highly recommend reading A Thread Across the Ocean, a gripping tale of the development and laying of the first transatlantic cable. It’s quite a page turner.

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creinhardtApr 2026

Thanks, I loved this article, time to re-read it again!

For anyone who wants to know more about the early history of undersea cables, I also enjoyed ‘A Thread Across the Ocean’ by John Steele Gordon.

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hannasmNov 2024

I really enjoyed the book

  > A Thread Across The Ocean by John Steele Gordon

It's a historical account of the first transatlantic cable

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eltetoSep 2024

For an exciting and gripping story of the laying of the first Trans-Atlantic cable check out A Thread Across the Ocean, by John Steele Gordon. It is quite the page turner.

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eltetoMay 2022

Unrelated, but if interested in ocean cables check out “A Thread Across the Ocean” by Steele. It’s the story of the first transatlantic cable. It’s a riveting read that is hard to put down. Full of interesting technical details intertwined with the stories of the characters involved. Highly recommended!

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elbacFeb 2021

If anyone enjoys this topic, I would recommend reading "A Thread Across the Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable" by John Steele Gordon.

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