. The great American book of biography . CYRUS W. FIELD, THE SUCCESSKUL PROJECTOR OF THE ATIvANTIO CABLE. yw*^. OW necessary it is to succeed! sadly remarked Kossuth,/■sah/t^ ■ .Hj,, the Hungarian patriot, as lie stood at the tomb of Wash-^flf _ ington. Many a noble and brave man beside Kossuth has illustrated the truth that the world bestows honoronly for success ; but few have so nobly displayed thequalities necessary to win success as the projector ofthe great Atlantic cable. Cyrus West Field was born at Stockbridge, Massa-chusetts, November 30, 1819. He was the son of Rev,David Dudley Fiel
. The great American book of biography . CYRUS W. FIELD, THE SUCCESSKUL PROJECTOR OF THE ATIvANTIO CABLE. yw*^. OW necessary it is to succeed! sadly remarked Kossuth,/■sah/t^ ■ .Hj,, the Hungarian patriot, as lie stood at the tomb of Wash-^flf _ ington. Many a noble and brave man beside Kossuth has illustrated the truth that the world bestows honoronly for success ; but few have so nobly displayed thequalities necessary to win success as the projector ofthe great Atlantic cable. Cyrus West Field was born at Stockbridge, Massa-chusetts, November 30, 1819. He was the son of Rev,David Dudley Field, a distinguished clergyman. He wascarefully educated, and at the age of fifteen went to NewYork to seek his fortune. He had no difficulty in obtaining aclerkship in an enterprising mercantile house, and, from the first,gave evidence of unusual business capacit). His employers advanced himrapidly, and in a few years he became a partner. His success was so markedthat in 1853, when only thirty-four years old, he was able to partially retire fron»business with a large fortune, Mr. Field had devoted hims
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