Tom Standage's book "The Victorian Internet" is an entertaining and easy read on the history of the telegraph system. Recommended: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vict

Tom Standage's book "The Victorian Internet" is an entertaining and easy read on the history of the telegraph system. Recommended: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorian-Internet-Tom-Standage/dp/0753807033 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victorian-Internet-Tom-Standage/dp/0...