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035 _a(AEA)74479CDAA63D4168881AEC12476AC490
035 _a(OCoLC)70046076
050 _aE 457
_b.W568 2006
100 _aWheeler, Tom,
_d-1946
_9108767
245 0 _aMr. Lincoln's T-mails :
_bthe untold story of how Abraham Lincoln used the telegraph to win the Civil War /
_cTom Wheeler.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bCollins,
_cc2006.
300 _axxi, 227 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bill.
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-213) and index.
520 _aThe Civil War was the first "modern war." Because of the rapid changes in American society, Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided United States during a period of technological and social revolution. Among the many modern marvels that gave the North an advantage was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time. "www.goodreads.com"
650 _aPolitical leadership
_zUnited States
_9107209
650 _aTelegraph
_zUnited States
_9108768
942 _cALR
999 _c75771
_d75771