The Story of the Atlantic Cable
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1. Front matter2. PART I3. PART II THE PIONEER LINE4. CHAPTER I EVOLUTION OF ATLANTIC TELEGRAPHY IN AMERICA AND ENGLAND5. CHAPTER II THE MANUFACTURE OF THE LINE6. CHAPTER III THE FIRST START7. CHAPTER IV PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT8. CHAPTER V THE TRIAL TRIP9. CHAPTER VI THE STORM10. CHAPTER VII THE RENEWED EFFORT11. CHAPTER VIII “FINIS CORONAT OPUS”12. CHAPTER IX THE CELEBRATION13. CHAPTER X WORKING THE LINE14. CHAPTER XI THE INQUEST15. PART III INTERMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCE16. CHAPTER XII OTHER PROPOSED ROUTES17. CHAPTER XIII EXPERIENCE, INVESTIGATION, AND PROGRESS18. PART IV COMMERCIAL SUCCESS19. CHAPTER XIV THE 1865 CABLE AND EXPEDITION20. CHAPTER XV SECOND AND SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT21. CHAPTER XVI RECOVERY AND COMPLETION OF THE 1865 CABLE22. CHAPTER XVII JUBILATIONS23. CHAPTER XVIII SUBSEQUENT ATLANTIC LINES24. CHAPTER XIX ATLANTIC CABLE SYSTEMS OF TO-DAY25. FOOTNOTES: