Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails : How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War

by Tom Wheeler

2020-08-25 16:58:45

Abraham Lincoln''s two great legacies to history—his extraordinary power as a writer and his leadership during the Civil War—come together in this close study of the President''s use of the telegraph. Invented less than two decades before... Read more

Abraham Lincoln''s two great legacies to history—his extraordinary power as a writer and his leadership during the Civil War—come together in this close study of the President''s use of the telegraph. Invented less than two decades before he entered office, the telegraph came into its own during the Civil War. In a jewel–box of historical writing, Wheeler captures Lincoln as he adapted his folksy rhetorical style to the telegraph, creating an intimate bond with his generals that would ultimately help win the war.

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File size8x5.3x0.7inches
Print pages227
PublisherHarperBusiness
Publication date February 1, 2008
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780061129803
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Before he became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in 2013, Tom Wheeler started or helped found several companies offering new cable, wireless, and video communications services. A vis...

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