Telephone: The First Hundred YearsA centennial history of Mr. Bell's invention, its impact on and importance in American life, and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, the world's largest corporation |
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Contents
The Colossus of Talk | 3 |
Beginnings | 35 |
Through the Valley | 59 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Telephone: The First Hundred Years |
| Author | John Brooks |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1976 |
| ISBN | 0060105402, 9780060105402 |
| Length | 369 pages |
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