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By William J. Phalen

Invented within the 1830’s, the telegraph quickly grew to become necessary. by means of 1851 there have been greater than 50 businesses delivering telegraphic carrier within the usa on my own. The telegraph performed a pivotal position in battle starting with the yankee Civil struggle, featured prominently within the construction of the 1st huge American company, Western Union, and made attainable lengthy distance conversation with the laying of the transatlantic cable. This ebook describes the worldwide effect of the telegraph from its creation to its eventual eclipse by means of the phone 4 a long time later.

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