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Samuel Morse and the telegraph / by David Seidman ; illustrated by Rod Whigham and Charles Barnett III.

Summary:

"In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Samuel Morse developed a working telegraph in 1844 that changed the way people communicated"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0736868461
  • ISBN: 9780736868464
  • ISBN: 9780736878982
  • ISBN: 073687898X
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Mankato, MN : Capstone Press, [2007]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Need for Speed 4 -- Chapter 2 An Electric Idea 8 -- Chapter 3 Big Business 18 -- Chapter 4 Father of the Modern World 24 -- More about Morse and the Telegraph 28.
Target Audience Note:
GN710L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 0.5 112682.
Subject:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 > Juvenile literature.
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Inventors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Inventors > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre:
Graphic novels.
Biographies.
Comics (Graphic works)

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library J621.383 SEI (Text) 36015000049995 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library J621.383 SEI (Text) 36015000050050 Juvenile Graphic Novel Checked out 08/12/2026

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