The Battery and the Boiler, or Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric Cables (Classic Reprint) - R M Ballantyne

Excerpt from The Battery and the Boiler, or Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric Cables
This book professes to do no more than scratch the surface of a grand and interesting subject. It recounts a few of the adventures and experiences of those who compass land and sea in order to connect the ends of the earth by means of electric lines and cables.
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