Charles Sumner: “By conjoint exertions of the two countries the cable was stretched…”

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By conjoint exertions of the two countries the cable was stretched from continent to continent in 1858.

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Massachusetts

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This passage celebrates the collaborative effort that led to the successful laying of the transatlantic cable.

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Charles Sumner: “By conjoint exertions of the two countries the cable was stretched from continent to continent in 1858.”