A first book in American history with European beginnings . ere sent by theQueen and the President, and every one concerned withthe undertaking was happy. Then suddenly the cableceased to work; a break had occurred somewhere. No further attempt was made to carry out Fields planuntil 1865, whenthe Great Eastern,the largest ship ofthat time, suc-ceeded in layingmore than a thou-sand miles of that point cameanother discourag-ing break. Mr. Field stillpersisted, how-ever ; and finallyin 1866 a cablewas successfullystretched across the Atlantic Ocean. Ever since that timethere has been cab
A first book in American history with European beginnings . ere sent by theQueen and the President, and every one concerned withthe undertaking was happy. Then suddenly the cableceased to work; a break had occurred somewhere. No further attempt was made to carry out Fields planuntil 1865, whenthe Great Eastern,the largest ship ofthat time, suc-ceeded in layingmore than a thou-sand miles of that point cameanother discourag-ing break. Mr. Field stillpersisted, how-ever ; and finallyin 1866 a cablewas successfullystretched across the Atlantic Ocean. Ever since that timethere has been cable communication between this countryand Europe. There are to-day more than half a dozencables across the Atlantic and Pacific; and, as far as newsis concerned, New York is as near to London and the capi-tals of Europe as it is to Washington. It is indeed wonderful to be able to send messagesover a wire across land and sea. But a still more mar-velous invention is now coming into use. This is wire-less telegraphy. The inventor is an Italian, Guglielmo 321. Transatlantic Wireless Station atCape Breton. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY Marconi. By Marconis system messages can be sentmiles through the air from station to station without awire to carry them. In 1907 a wireless message was sentfrom a station in Nova Scotia to a station in Ireland andto-day, thanks to this wonderful invention, ships crossingthe ocean can keep in constant communication with land. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL AND THE TELEPHONE Eighteen hundred and seventy-six was the year ofthe Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, and at thattime and place another great electrical invention was
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