Young man in a hurry : the story of Cyrus W. Field : production material.

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Young man in a hurry : the story of Cyrus W. Field : production material.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62436701

Typescripts, note, correspondence, research material. A fictionalized biography of the American businessman who became the prime promoter of the the laying of the first cable across the Atlantic.

Manuscripts: 9 folders.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7814104

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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