Across the Oceans Across the Oceans Title Page Copyright Contents PREFACE I INTRODUCTION II BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES IN THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS III MEASUREMENT OF THE SPEED OF COMMUNICATIONS – METHODS AND SOURCES IV OVERSEAS MAIL AND SPEED OF COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE 1815 V NORTH ATLANTIC The Great Innovation of Sailing on Schedule Wind vs. Steam – a Decade of Struggle Benefits of Competition Business Information and the Telegraph VI THE WEST INDIES AND SOUTH AMERICA Wind vs. Wind Overnight Change from Sail to Steam International Competition and the Influence of the Telegraph VII EAST INDIA AND AUSTRALASIA Breaking a Monopoly Building a Monopoly Further Development VIII CONCLUSION IX EPILOGUE BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX – TABLES LIST OF DIAGRAMS, MAPS AND TABLES