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This annotated bibliography provides summaries of 10 primary and secondary sources on Samuel Morse and the invention of the telegraph. The primary sources include newspaper articles from 1844-1846 describing the telegraph and biographies of Morse and Vail. The secondary sources consist of websites, books, and an audio clip discussing Morse's life and work, the development and workings of the telegraph, and Vail's contributions. The sources are rated on a scale of 1 to 10 based on their relevance and level of detail regarding Morse, Vail, and the invention and implementation of the telegraph.

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Espq 36945284 Elz 3

This annotated bibliography provides summaries of 10 primary and secondary sources on Samuel Morse and the invention of the telegraph. The primary sources include newspaper articles from 1844-1846 describing the telegraph and biographies of Morse and Vail. The secondary sources consist of websites, books, and an audio clip discussing Morse's life and work, the development and workings of the telegraph, and Vail's contributions. The sources are rated on a scale of 1 to 10 based on their relevance and level of detail regarding Morse, Vail, and the invention and implementation of the telegraph.

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Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
Harlow, George W. "The Electro-Magnetic Telegraph" ["The Electro-Magnetic Telegraph"].
Kosciusko Chronicle [Kosciusko] 23 Apr. 1846: n. pag. Print. I think this newspaper is a
very good source because it tells me how the telegraph was made.
Invention of the Telegraph. Boston: Edward Lind Morse, 1914. Print. Vol. 1 of Samuel F.B.
Morse, His Letters and Journals. I think this book is really good because it talks about
how his daily life was and what happened during that time period. I would rate this book
10/10 because the book states where he lived unlike other books and websites that do not
tell you exactly where he lived. Even it talks about what college he went and what
happened in his life for a long time.
"The Magnetic Telegraph" ["The Magnetic Telegraph"]. Charleston Mercury 29 Mar. 1845, sec.
1: n. pag. Print. This newspaper is good because it tells you how much both Samuel
Morse and Alfred Vail earned by making the telegraph. I would rate this newspaper a
7/10 because the only thing it talks about would be how much money both of them
earned.
"Statement of Alfred Vail" ["Statement of Alfred Vail"]. Baton-Rouge [Los Angles] 30 Nov.
1844, sec. 3: n. pag. Print. This is a good newspaper because it states how mad and
disappointed when Alfred Vail was helping Samuel Morse making a telegraph. I would
rate this newspaper 7/10 because it does have a good statement about Samuel Morse, but
not Alfred Vail.
The Telegraph in American and Morse Memorial. N.p.: James D. Reid, n.d. N. pag. Print. The
purpose of the source talks about how Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail were the people

who created the first ever telegraph that was presented to the public and earned value.
Also the Morse Alphabet was a very simple code for the telegraph. I would rate this book
8 out of 10.

Secondary Sources
"The Electromagnetic Telegraph" ["The Electromagnetic Telegraph"]. The Electromagnetic
Telegraph. J.B. Calvert, 7 Apr. 2000. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.
<http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/tel/morse/morse.htm>. This website is good because it
explains how the telegraph works in depth. Also who else helped him in the telegraph. I
would rate this website 9/10 because it was good and descriptive and brought me to learn
more details about the telegraph.
Fiber Optics Illustrated Dictionary. Boca Raton: Julie K. Peterson, 2003. Print. This book is
good because it has even more inventions and also it has a lot more quotes from both
Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail. I would rate this book 9/10 because it is good in all, but
there are a lot more people because it is a dictionary not just a book. Because this is a
dictionary there are more inventions or technical words that have definition.
"Samuel F.B. Morse Biography" ["Samuel F.B. Morse Biography"]. Encyclopedia of World
Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/MoNi/Morse-Samuel-F-B.html>. I think this web site is good and I would rate 9/10 because
it talks about his personal life. Also how he was an artist and his first or few inventions
that he made, also Samuel Morse's early life. I think this website is altogether a good web
site to use.

"Samuel Morse" ["Samuel Morse"]. Samuel Morse. Samuel Morse, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.
<http://www.samuelmorse.net>. The source had some information on his life, and it was
mostly positive. This may be because the website is about his life and what he had
created during his lifetime. I would rate the website 7/10 because it doesn't really state on
who contributed with him making the telegraph.
Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail - Morse Code. Awesome Stories. Awesome Stories, 22 Apr. 2013.
Web. 15 Dec. 2015. <https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Samuel-Morse-andAlfred-Vail-Morse-Code>. This Audio Clip explains why Alfred Vail helped Samuel
Morse. I would rate this 9/10 because it explains something that you won't see online or
in books.

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