Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War

Name: Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War
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ISBN: 9780061129780

ISBN-10: 006112978X

ISBN-13: 9780061129780

Edition: 2006

Authors: Tom Wheeler

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Abraham Lincoln's two great legacies to history his extraordinary power as a writer and his leadership during the Civil War come together in this close study of the President's use of the telegraph. Invented less than two decades before he entered office, the telegraph came into its own during the Civil War. First it was an instrument of military command and control; then Lincoln seized upon it as a means to take the reins of his generals and lead the war effort. In a jewelbox of historical writing, Wheeler captures Lincoln as he encountered this tool and adapted his floksy rhetorical style to the telegraph creating an intimate bond with his generals, especially Ulysses S. Grant. MR.…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/31/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.100



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Electronic Leadership



Messages by Lightning



The Telegraph Creates a President



Electronic Breakout



After the Breakout



New Electronic Challenges



Commanding Through the Inbox



Even with Technology, It's All about People



Building the Modern Leadership Model



The Last Lap



"Now He Belongs to the Ages"


Notes


Bibliography


Index