Tom Wheeler

Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails (eBook, ePUB)

The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This "intriguing" look at the sixteenth president's telegraph usage during the Civil War "revisits a familiar hero, but does so from an utterly new perspective" (Ken Burns). The Civil War was the first "modern war." Because of rapid changes in American society, Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided United States during a period of technological and social revolution. Among the many modern marvels that gave the North an advantage was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time. No leader in history had ever possessed such a powerful tool to gain control over a fractious situation. An eager student of technology, Lincoln (the only president to hold a patent) had to learn to use the power of electronic messages. Without precedent to guide him, Lincoln began by reading the telegraph traffic among his generals. Then he used the telegraph to supplement his preferred form of communication-meetings and letters. He did not replace those face-to-face interactions. Through this experience, Lincoln crafted the best way to guide, reprimand, praise, reward, and encourage his commanders in the field. Written by a former FCC chairman, Mr. Lincoln's T-Mailstells a big story within a small compass-both an elegant work of history and a timeless lesson in leadership. By paying close attention to Lincoln's "lightning messages," we see a great leader adapt to a new medium. No reader of this work of history will be able to miss the contemporary parallels. Watching Lincoln carefully word his messages-and follow up on those words with the right actions-offers a striking example for those who spend their days tapping out notes on their various devices. " Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails shines.... an accessible jaunt through this formative American event." - USA Today "Wheeler shows a Lincoln groping for a best-use of new technology and learning the limitations of the 'killer app.'"- Booklist "Altogether captivating." -Harold Holzer, author of Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins e-books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780061749834
• Artikelnr.: 37990572

Autorenporträt

Tom Wheeler is managing director of Core Capital and the author of Take Command: Leadership Lessons from the Civil War. He is chairman and president of the Foundation for the National Archives, a nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the American story through its documents, and a former director of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). He lives in Washington, D.C.