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Taliaferro Preston Shaffner

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Description:s/t: From The Earliest Period to the Present Time Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, inventor, born in Smithfield, Fauquier County, VA, in 1818; died in Troy, NY, 12/11/1881. Self-educated, he studied law & was admitted to the bar, but gave much time to invention. He was an associate of Samuel Morse in the introduction of the telegraph, built the line from Louisville, KY, to New Orleans & that from St Louis to Jefferson City in 1851, & held office in various telegraph companies. He was a projector of a N. Atlantic cable via Labrador, Greenland, Iceland & Scotland, & was inventor of several methods of blasting with nitroglycerine & other explosives, for which 12 patents were issued. In 1864 he was in the service of Denmark during the Dano-Prussian war. He was a member of various scientific societies of Europe. He published the "Telegraph Companion" (2 vols, NY, 1855); "The Telegraph Manual" (1859); "The Secession War in America" (London, 1862); "History of America" (2 vols, 1863) & "Odd-Fellowship" (NY, 1875).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of the United States of America, 2 Vols. To get started finding History of the United States of America, 2 Vols, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 668

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Publisher: London Printing & Publishing Co. (London)

Release: 1863

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Description: s/t: From The Earliest Period to the Present Time Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, inventor, born in Smithfield, Fauquier County, VA, in 1818; died in Troy, NY, 12/11/1881. Self-educated, he studied law & was admitted to the bar, but gave much time to invention. He was an associate of Samuel Morse in the introduction of the telegraph, built the line from Louisville, KY, to New Orleans & that from St Louis to Jefferson City in 1851, & held office in various telegraph companies. He was a projector of a N. Atlantic cable via Labrador, Greenland, Iceland & Scotland, & was inventor of several methods of blasting with nitroglycerine & other explosives, for which 12 patents were issued. In 1864 he was in the service of Denmark during the Dano-Prussian war. He was a member of various scientific societies of Europe. He published the "Telegraph Companion" (2 vols, NY, 1855); "The Telegraph Manual" (1859); "The Secession War in America" (London, 1862); "History of America" (2 vols, 1863) & "Odd-Fellowship" (NY, 1875).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of the United States of America, 2 Vols. To get started finding History of the United States of America, 2 Vols, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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