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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Cowan, Mary Morton, author.     Subjects     Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892 -- Juvenile literature.     Transatlantic cables -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Telegraph -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Telegraph -- Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Cowan, Mary Morton, author.       by title:      Cyrus Field's big dr...         MARC Display

Cyrus Field's big dream : the daring effort to lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable / by Mary Morton Cowan. by Cowan, Mary Morton, author. Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018] Subjects Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892 -- Juvenile literature.   Transatlantic cables -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Telegraph -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Telegraph -- Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781629795560 (hardcover) 1629795569 (hardcover) Description:  224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  A wild idea -- A country boy -- The big city -- Rags to riches -- Mountain adventure -- A telegraph company -- Newfoundland -- Crossing the Atlantic -- Try again -- "Cyrus the great" -- "Humbug" -- War -- "The wonder of the seas" -- "The cable is laid" -- Epilogue. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Cyrus Field had a big dream to connect North America and the United Kingdom with a telegraph line, which would enable instant communication. In the mid-1800s, no one knew if it was possible. That didn't dissuade Cyrus, who set out to learn about undersea cables and built a network of influential people to raise money and create interest in his project. Cyrus experienced numerous setbacks: many years of delays and failed attempts, millions of dollars lost, suspected sabotage, technological problems, and more. But Cyrus did not give up and forged ahead, ultimately realizing his dream in the summer of 1866. Mary Morton Cowan brilliantly captures Cyrus's life and his steadfast determination to achieve his dream"--Amazon.com.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library YA -- Nonfiction 384.15 Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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