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Tracklist

1	Preface	4:24
2	Chapter I - The Barrier Of The Sea	20:42
3	Chapter II - Can The Ocean Be Spanned?	12:45
4	Chapter III - The Company Organized	19:03
5	Chapter IV - Crossing Newfoundland	17:06
6	Chapter V - The Deep-Sea Soundings	22:43
7	Chapter VI - The Work Begun In England	31:28
8	Chapter VII - Seeking Aid From Congress	29:24
9	Chapter VIII - The Expedition Of 1857, Part One	29:21
10	Chapter VIII - The Expedition Of 1857, Part Two	13:36
11	Chapter IX - The First Expedition Of 1858	31:13
12	Chapter X - The Second Expedition Successful, Part One	20:20
13	Chapter X - The Second Expedition Successful, Part Two	16:43
14	Chapter XI - Excitement In America, Part One	15:34
15	Chapter XI - Excitement In America, Part Two	20:44
16	Chapter XII - Did The First Cable Ever Work?	20:19
17	Chapter XIII - Cast Down, But Do Not Despair	15:26
18	Chapter XIV - The Expedition Of 1865, Part One	22:33
19	Chapter XIV - The Expedition Of 1865, Part Two	23:09
20	Chapter XIV - The Expedition Of 1865, Part Three	23:15
21	Chapter XV - Preparing To Renew The Battle	16:13
22	Chapter XVI - Victory At Last, Part One	32:49
23	Chapter XVI - Victory At Last, Part Two	25:50
24	Chapter XVII - Recovery Of The Lost Cable, Part One	18:51
25	Chapter XVII - Recovery Of The Lost Cable, Part Two	16:46
26	Chapter XVIII - Afterglow	41:12
27	Appendix - Instruments For Signalling Across The Atlantic Ocean	9:14

Credits

• Coordinator [Meta-/ Cataloging] – Availle
• Cover, Design – Yagan
• Cover, Illustration – H. Clifford
• Liner Notes [Introduction By] – Alex C. Telander
• Read By – Alex C. Telander
• Supervised By [Dedicated Proof-listener] – Guero

Notes

The story of Cyrus W. Field, the first man who connected Europe and North America by means of a cable, to exchange messages using telegraphy.
Read in English language.
Total running time: 9:30:43

Recording of a public-domain text.
Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0
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There were typos in the Roman numbers of the original chapter titles (tracks 14 and 15) of the audio files metadata and on the catalog webpage.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
none	Henry M. Field*	The Story Of The Atlantic Telegraph ‎(File, AAC, Mono, 64 )	LibriVox	none	US	2012
none	Henry M. Field*	The Story Of The Atlantic Telegraph ‎(2xFile, AAC, Album, Mono, 64 )	LibriVox	none	US	2011
none	Henry M. Field*	The Story Of The Atlantic Telegraph ‎(26xFile, ogg, Album, VBR)	LibriVox	none	US	2011
none	Henry M. Field*	The Story Of The Atlantic Telegraph ‎(26xFile, MP3, Album, Mono, 64 )	LibriVox	none	US	2011