The Atlantic Telegraph
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.32 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845880749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Most of his journalistic life was spent with the Times, largely as a war correspondent. . About the Author William Howard Russell (1820-1907) started his career in journalism in 1841 with the Times, covering the Irish general election. In 1895 he was knighted and in 1902 was created Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, as well as receiving orders from France, Prussia, Turkey, Austria, Greece and Portugal. In 1860 Russell founded the Army and Navy Gazette as well as continuing to work for the Times covering important occasions like the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian conflict. In 1854 he was sent to cover the Crimean War and his uncompromising reports helped bring about the fall of the Aberdeen Ministry
If You Are Interested In This History - an excellent read Rajiv Chopra This is, in many ways, a remarkable book. The writing style is one that is long forgotten.It is fluid, and the detailing of the events is marvellous. this is an example of reporting at its bestThe only tragedy, is that for me, I am too far away from the events to get an emotional connection to the book
. In 1854 he was sent to cover the Crimean War and his uncompromising reports helped bring about the fall of the Aberdeen Ministry. Most of his journalistic life was spent with the Times, largely as a war correspondent. William Howard Russell (1820-1907) started his career in journalism in 1841 with the Times, covering the Irish general election. In 1895 he was knighted and in 1902 was created Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, as well as receiving orders from France, Prussia, Turkey, A
This is the contemporary account of one of Victorian Britain’s greatest engineering feats, linking the New World with the Old and heralding the days of mass-communication.. After several unsuccessful attempts, on July 27, 1866 the great transatlantic telegraph cable was hauled ashore in Heart’s Content, Newfoundland. At a length of 1686 nautical miles, no less a vessel than the Great Eastern was used to transport the vast length of coiled wire across the wild and inhospitable Atlantic ocean, transforming in an unprecedented way the manner in which news could travel about the globe. After several botched attempts, the continents of Europe and America were joined