Gordon, John Steele.

A Thread Across the Ocean. The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable.

First edition. London, Simon & Schuster, 2002. 14 cm x 22,5 cm. XIII, 239 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

Contains among others the following chapters: “An Enterprise Worthy of this Day of Great Things”; Cyrus Field; Nowfoundland; “How Many Months? Let’s Say How Many Years!”; Raising Moral Capital; The First Cable; “And Lay the Atlantic Cable in a Heap”; Lightning Through Deep Waters etc.

• Keywords: Cape Clear Chuck Kruger Collection · Chuck Kruger Cape Clear Collection · Chuck Kruger Collection
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780743208093
• Inventory Number: 81940AB

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