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

Wheeler, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006112978X ISBN 13: 9780061129780

Publisher: Harperbusiness, 2006

Synopsis

A historical analysis of the role of the telegraph in the American Civil War reveals how president Lincoln used telegraph technology as an e-mail-like military tool that enabled him to rally his generals and create a modern model for electronic leadership. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

." . . an original take on Lincoln's presidency" -- Washington Post Book World

"Just when we might think nothing new can be written about Lincoln comes Wheeler's captivating take on the Lincoln legacy."--Harold Holzer, co-chairman, U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, author of Lincoln at Cooper Union

"Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails is an accessible jaunt through this formative American event."--USA Today

The book thunders along, following the "messages of lightning" down the wires....The writing is focused and lean.--Bloomberg News

"A fascinating, succinct and original history of how a great President used cutting-edge technology to save his country."--Michael Beschloss, presidential historian, author of The Conquerors

." . . an original take on Lincoln's presidency"--Washington Post Book World

"Wheeler [reveals] our now god-like 16th President to be an astute manipulator of modern technology."--Ken Burns, Filmmaker, PBS's The Civil War

Wheeler [reveals] our now god-like 16th President to be an astute manipulator of modern technology. --Ken Burns, Filmmaker, PBS's The Civil War"

A fascinating, succinct and original history of how a great President used cutting-edge technology to save his country. --Michael Beschloss, presidential historian, author of The Conquerors"

Just when we might think nothing new can be written about Lincoln comes Wheeler s captivating take on the Lincoln legacy. --Harold Holzer, co-chairman, U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, author of Lincoln at Cooper Union"

Synopsis:

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 jewel-box of historical writing, Wheeler captures Lincoln as he encountered this tool and adapted his folksy rhetorical style to the telegraph creating an intimate bond with his generals, especially Ulysses S. Grant.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperbusiness
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 006112978X
• ISBN 13: 9780061129780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 227