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Mr. Lincoln's T-mails : the untold story of how Abraham Lincoln used the telegraph to win the Civil War
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An analysis of the role of the telegraph in the American Civil War reveals how Lincoln used telegraph technology as an e-mail-like military tool that enabled him to rally his generals and create a ...
An analysis of the role of the telegraph in the American Civil War reveals how 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.
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- Creator
- Tom Wheeler
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Collins, [2006]
- ©2006
- Physical Details
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- xxi, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 006112978X, 9780061129780
- OCLC
- ocm70046076
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index.
- 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."
Subjects
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership.
- Telegraph -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Communications.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.