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THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH

by

HENRY M. FIELD

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DR. FIELD'S BOOKS OF TRAVEL.


     FROM THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY TO THE GOLDEN HORN. Crown 8vo,
     $2.00.

     FROM EGYPT TO JAPAN. Crown 8vo, $2.00.

     ON THE DESERT. Crown 8vo, $2.00.

     AMONG THE HOLY HILLS. With a map. Crown 8vo, $1.50.

     THE GREEK ISLANDS, and Turkey after the War. With illustrations
     and maps. Crown 8vo, $1.50.

     OLD SPAIN AND NEW SPAIN. With map. Crown 8vo, $1.50.

     BRIGHT SKIES AND DARK SHADOWS. With maps. Crown 8vo, $1.50

          _The set, 7 vols., in a box, $12.00._

     OUR WESTERN ARCHIPELAGO. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, $2.00.

     THE BARBARY COAST. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, $2.00.

     GIBRALTAR. Illustrated. Small 4to, $2.00.


     THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50.

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[Illustration: Cyrus W. Field.]


THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH

by

HENRY M. FIELD


"Since the discovery of Columbus, nothing has been done in any degree
comparable to the vast enlargement which has thus been given to