{"product_id":"9781324036029","title":"Lightning Beneath the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the Atlantic. Nothing like it had ever been attempted and Field knew nothing about electricity, telegraphy, ships or oceans. But he believed that wiring the world for near-instantaneous communication would bring about peace on Earth. After years of global scorn, catastrophic failures, staggering losses and brushes with death, Field would finally lay his great cable in 1866 and usher in the global information age as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLightning Beneath the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable tale of radical vision, unwavering determination and triumph against overwhelming odds, as Field and a scientific dream team-including Samuel Morse, a young Lord Kelvin and Michael Faraday-battled epic storms, freak accidents, industrial sabotage and even the enmity of Abraham Lincoln. From acclaimed author James M. Tabor, \u003cem\u003eLightning Beneath the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is the gripping account of an epochal achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames M. Tabor's \u003cem\u003eForever on the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e was praised as:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e'Some welcome perspective on an enduringly painful episode of mountaineering history…Tabor analyzes this debacle with the doggedness of an investigative reporter and the technical knowledge of an experienced climber.' -\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"W.W. Norton and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57364107329909,"sku":"9781324036029","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781324036029.jpg?v=1784304014","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781324036029","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}