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John Steele Gordon is a columnist for American Heritage and the author of A Thread Across the Ocean, The Great Game, Hamilton's Blessing, and The Scarlet Woman of Wall Street. His writing has appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in North Salem, New York.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.65. Seller Inventory # G0743231279I3N00
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 239 pages. illustrated. Seller Inventory # 003953
Book Description 1st paperback edition. XIV, (2), 239 PP with 43 b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings, maps and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing. Near fine. 21.6 x 13.3. Seller Inventory # 45340
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xiii+239pp., Pictorial colour illustrated covers with hint of tanning to edge of textblock & outer edge of pages, a note on money, neat previous ownership name to top corner of half title-page, ack., b/w plts & text illust., maps, diags., epilogue, notes, bibliog., index. A Thread Across the Ocean encapsulates the spirit of an age as a group of Victorian entrepreneurs fought to realise a dream the revolutionised communication for ever. Book. Seller Inventory # 004591
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Trade. Trade Paperback. 239 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Simon & Schuster, UK, 2005. First Trade. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book recounts the dream of one American business man, Cyrus Field, to revolutionise communications forever. His endevour joined joined America to Europe with the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable. It took a decade of effort, millions of dollars, the solution of innumerable technological problems and uncommon physical, financial, and intellectual courage to complete. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; History. ISBN: 0743231279. ISBN/EAN: 9780743231275. Inventory No: 08010068. This item is in stock in our Australian warehouse. We are not dropshippers. Seller Inventory # 08010068
Book Description 1st ed. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, pages & inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear, barcode sticker inside rear cover. 238 pp. This book is about the spirit of an age as a group of Victorian entrepreneurs fought to realise a dream that revolutionised communication for ever. The book tells the story of this epic struggle that would require a decade of effort, millions of dollars in capital, the solution of innumerable technological problems and uncommon physical, financial, and intellectual courage. These men had changed the world when the project was completed. Seller Inventory # 26919
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Softcover, first edition, 294gms, 239 pages. This book encapsulates the sapitir of an age as a group of Victorian entrepreneurs fought to realise a dream that revolutionised communication for ever. Book is in very good condition with only very minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Seller Inventory # HIS114
Book Description Trade Paperback (23cm X 15cm). Condition: Very Good. First Paperback. 239pp incl index, with numerous in-text photos and illustrations. Seller Inventory # 000844