Lincoln@Gettysburg
Season 1
Ep 1. SPECIAL!
- November 19, 2013
A revelation of how Lincoln had control because his interest in technology. "Abraham Lincoln recognized that he who controls the conduit also controls the content," said Tom Wheeler. Lincoln used innovations to be connected to the country - he received dispatches by telegraph from his generals in the field - which transmitted his words and strategic plans for the nation with more efficiency and clarity than before. Included are views from historians, political scientists and Civil War and military experts.