- Object ID
Brown, Charles H. 1834-1897, author.
- Title
First telegraph line across the continent Charles Brown’s 1861 diary / edited by Dennis N. Mihelich and James E. Potter.
- Other Title
American Progress (reproduction)
- Imprint
Lincoln : Nebraska State Historical Society Books, 2011.
- Description
133 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Category
Books and Serials
- Subject
Brown, Charles H.,--1834-1897.
Creighton, Edward.
Telegraph--West (U.S.)--History--Sources.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Diaries.
Overland journeys to the Pacific--Diaries.
Diaries.--lcsh
- Other Author
Mihelich, Dennis N. editor.
Potter, James E. editor.
Autry Museum of the American West. Collection reproduction.
- Note
”Brown’s diary is published with the permission of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.)” -- title page verso.
Includes collection reproduction from Autry Museum of the American West (page 2: 92.126.1)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-121) and index.
Prologue / Dennis N. Mihelich -- ”What hath God wrought!”: the evolution of telegraphy -- Editorial procedures -- Charles Brown’s diary -- Epilogue / Dennis N. Mihelich -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
Charles H. Brown became Edward Creighton’s assistant in 1861, working on the transcontinental telegraph line. His diary begins on June 18, 1861, the first entry describing Brown’s departure from Fort Kearny, Nebraska. The final entry is dated August 9, 1861.
- Call Number
TK 5115 .B76 2011