The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. Introductory material4. CHAPTER I. THE BARRIER OF THE SEA.5. CHAPTER II. CAN THE OCEAN BE SPANNED?6. CHAPTER III. THE COMPANY ORGANIZED.7. CHAPTER IV. CROSSING NEWFOUNDLAND.8. CHAPTER V. THE DEEP-SEA SOUNDINGS.9. CHAPTER VI. THE WORK BEGUN IN ENGLAND.10. CHAPTER VII. SEEKING AID FROM CONGRESS.11. CHAPTER VIII. THE EXPEDITION OF 1857.12. CHAPTER IX. THE FIRST EXPEDITION OF 1858.13. CHAPTER X. THE SECOND EXPEDITION SUCCESSFUL.14. CHAPTER XI. EXCITEMENT IN AMERICA.15. CHAPTER XII. DID THE FIRST CABLE EVER WORK?16. CHAPTER XIII. CAST DOWN, BUT NOT IN DESPAIR.17. CHAPTER XIV. THE EXPEDITION OF 1865.18. CHAPTER XV. PREPARING TO RENEW THE BATTLE.19. CHAPTER XVI. VICTORY AT LAST.20. CHAPTER XVII. RECOVERY OF THE LOST CABLE.21. CHAPTER XVIII. THE AFTERGLOW.22. APPENDIX. INSTRUMENTS FOR SIGNALLING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.23. Transcriber's Note.