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The arrival of the telegraph
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Abraham Lincoln

The arrival of the telegraph, what Lincoln used tocall lightning messages, changed the...

The arrival of the telegraph, what Lincoln used to
call lightning messages, changed the nature
of information

Full Transcript

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- The arrival of the telegraph,
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what Lincoln used to call lightning messages,
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changed the nature of information.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:36
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E01 - So, if it's valuable, shouldn't there - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- So, if it's valuable, shouldn't there
S01 • E03 They were not able to command their own units. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
They were not able to command their own units.
S01 • E03 Those us colored troops were commanded by white men. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
Those us colored troops were commanded by white men.
S01 • E01 - What if we tack on an amendment - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- What if we tack on an amendment
S01 • E02 Suddenly what was known in one place - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
Suddenly what was known in one place
S01 • E03 - Douglas was unhappy about the mistreatment - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- Douglas was unhappy about the mistreatment
S01 • E02 - Before you'd get up, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- Before you'd get up,
S01 • E01 A large fee, $50,000. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
A large fee, $50,000.
S01 • E02 And so you really had to give almost complete autonomy - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And so you really had to give almost complete autonomy
S01 • E03 (footsteps approaching) - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
(footsteps approaching)
S01 • E01 - Lincoln was immediately perceived as different, unique, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- Lincoln was immediately perceived as different, unique,
S01 • E02 They routed Confederate forces and pushed them back - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
They routed Confederate forces and pushed them back
S01 • E01 Taller than everyone else, funnier than everyone else, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
Taller than everyone else, funnier than everyone else,
S01 • E01 He was always making friends and they gravitated to him. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
He was always making friends and they gravitated to him.
S01 • E01 And he meets John T. Stewart who advises him - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And he meets John T. Stewart who advises him
S01 • E02 And so on the battlefield, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And so on the battlefield,
S01 • E01 He would have to borrow books from John Stewart, - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
He would have to borrow books from John Stewart,
S01 • E02 The south had many of the same problems, - Abraham Lincoln 00:14
The south had many of the same problems,
S01 • E01 He'd have to walk those 20 miles, borrow the book, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
He'd have to walk those 20 miles, borrow the book,
S01 • E01 He's gonna be around people who make things happen. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
He's gonna be around people who make things happen.