CONTENTS 
CHAPTER 
I. THe New ENGLAND FOUNDATION 
II. A Younc MAN In NEw York 
III. THe Sree IDEA OF AN ATLANTIC CABLE 
IV. ENGINEERING DIFFICULTIES 
V. CyRUS THE GREAT . 
VI. Harp Luck AnD HUMAN NATURE . 
VII. Cyrus FIELD CARRIES ON 
VIII. War anp DiscoURAGEMENT 
IX. PERSEVERANCE, PERSEVERANCE, PERSEVERANCE 
X. Tue Casce Is Lar . 
XI. GRAPPLING FOR THE SEA-SERPENT 
XII. Honors anp REwarps 
XIII. Ovp-TimE Oratory 
XIV. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
XV. Evers ON THE PACIFIC 
XVI. Pusuic-SpirRITED CITIZEN 
XVII. A NATIONAL BENEFACTOR . 
XVIII. Luck Turns AGAIN . 
XIX. THE Worip Moves On 
Bibliography 
Index 
