Augustus Pleasonton[1] must be dancing in his grave (although his money was on blue light being best.) (I learnt about him from "Banvard's Folly" by Paul Colli

Augustus Pleasonton[1] must be dancing in his grave (although his money was on blue light being best.) (I learnt about him from "Banvard's Folly" by Paul Collins, a book I highly recommend if you can find it.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Pleasonton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Pleasonton