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Telegram! : modern history as told through more than 400 witty, poignant, and revealing telegrams

Book  - 2003
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  • ISBN: 0805071016
  • Physical Description xv, 207 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition 1st ed.
  • Publisher New York : H. Holt, 2003.

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Includes index.
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LSC 25.95

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Telegram! : Modern History As Told Through More Than 400 Witty, Poignant, and Revealing Telegrams
Telegram! : Modern History As Told Through More Than 400 Witty, Poignant, and Revealing Telegrams
by Rosenkrantz, Linda
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Telegram! : Modern History As Told Through More Than 400 Witty, Poignant, and Revealing Telegrams

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introductionp. xi
Part 1
Pithp. 3
Birth and Deathp. 6
Parents and Childrenp. 13
Siblingsp. 24
Love and Marriagep. 26
Friendshipp. 38
Mundanitiesp. 40
Shoppingp. 43
Breakthroughsp. 45
Felicitationsp. 49
Acceptance and Regretsp. 55
Send Money Stopp. 59
Piquep. 68
Jibes and Joustsp. 75
Hooray for Hollywoodp. 79
Classic Filmsp. 83
Oscarsp. 89
Casting Callsp. 90
Big Breaksp. 92
Musical Notesp. 94
Good Sportsp. 96
Part 2
Lincoln in the Telegraph Officep. 103
The Civil Warp. 110
Custer's Next-to-Last Standp. 117
Wounded Kneep. 118
An Early Cuban Crisisp. 119
Electionsp. 120
World War Ip. 126
The Russian Revolutionp. 130
Gandhip. 132
The Crash and the Depressionp. 132
Hitler and the Genesis of World War IIp. 135
Roosevelt and Churchillp. 138
Pearl Harborp. 140
America Enters the Warp. 144
The Holocaustp. 149
Hitler's Demisep. 151
Hiroshimap. 152
The Cold Warp. 153
Israelp. 157
Koreap. 159
The Cuban Missile Crisisp. 160
Pride and Prejudicep. 162
Vietnamp. 170
Bush Sr. in Chinap. 173
Disastersp. 174
9/11p. 178
Telegraph Time Linep. 181
Permissionsp. 193
Acknowledgmentsp. 200
Indexp. 202