EP196: The Transatlantic Cable: A Thread Across the Ocean and I Retired At 50, And Was Bored....So I Served People

On this episode of Our American Stories, Historian John Steele Gordon tells the story of how the telegraph went from Samuel Morse to winning WWI and how one man spearheaded the effort to connect America to Great Britain and, in doing so, the rest of the world. Scott Gilbert shares the impact he has had as the president of the Roaring Fourth Valley Chapter of Habitat For Humanity by teaching life skills to people in prison.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Time Codes:00:00 - The Transatlantic Cable: A Thread Across the Ocean35:00 - I Retired At 50, And Was Bored....So I Served People Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.