Samuel F.B. Morse and the dawn of the age of electricity / George F. Botjer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Botjer, George F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese 1791-1872,.

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese.

Inventors--United States.

Inventors.

Painters--United States.

Painters.

Telegraph--History.

Telegraph.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

In this book, based on previously unpublished archival sources, George F. Botjer examines the importance of time and place in the launch of Samuel F. B. Morse's invention and his resulting fame and how the invention affected the inventor himself.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; A Note on Sources and Endnote Citations; Bibliographical Note; 1 An American Artist; 2 Starving Artist Invents Telegraph in Greenwich Village Garret; 3 From Wilderness to Empire; 4 The Question of Origins and Originality; 5 The Great Man Revered and Reviled; 6 Locust Grove; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-9787-4099-9

1-4985-0141-9

OCLC:

921143382