Cyrus W. Field, His Life and Work [1819-1892]
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1. Front matter2. ILLUSTRATIONS3. CHAPTER I PARENTAGE AND EARLY HOME LIFE (1819-1835)4. CHAPTER II EARLY LIFE IN NEW YORK (1835-1840)5. CHAPTER III MARRIAGE AND BUSINESS LIFE (1840-1853)6. CHAPTER IV OUT OF DEBT—A VOYAGE TO SOUTH AMERICA (1853)7. CHAPTER V THE FIRST CABLE (1853-1857)8. CHAPTER VI THE FIRST CABLE (CONTINUED) (1857)9. CHAPTER VII A FLEETING TRIUMPH (1858)10. CHAPTER VIII FAILURE ON ALL SIDES (1858-1861)11. CHAPTER IX THE CIVIL WAR (1861-1862)12. CHAPTER X CAPITAL RAISED FOR THE MAKING OF A NEW CABLE—STEAMSHIP “GREAT EASTERN” SECURED (1863-1864)13. CHAPTER XI THE FAILURE OF 186514. CHAPTER XII THE CABLE LAID—CABLE OF 1865 GRAPPLED FOR AND RECOVERED—PAYMENT OF DEBTS (1866)15. CHAPTER XIII THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD (1867-1870)16. CHAPTER XIV INTERNATIONAL POLITICS—RAPID TRANSIT (1870-1880)17. CHAPTER XV THE PACIFIC CABLE—THE GOLDEN WEDDING (1880-1891)18. CHAPTER XVI LAST DAYS AND DEATH—IN MEMORIAM (1891-1892)