Finley's Message

The lifetime journey of one man as he struggles first as a portrait painter, then as the inventor of the electric telegraph...the first method of instant recorded communications that changed the world forever. Samuel Morse always wished to be a painter of historical events, but instead he was commissioned to paint the likeness of his sitters, allowing him to live only a meager life, often in poverty; until one day he envisioned a pathway to communicate using electricity. From that moment on, Morse worked at his invention, writing a code (morse code) that could record each transmission on paper. Alfred Vail and Leonard Gale assisting him to perfect the machine that could send messages over wires around the globe. This book is a comprehensive novel of his life. It is not a documentary or textbook, but a flowing story with all the characters and dialogue of people he meets, many of whom are today famous historical figures, scenes of places he travels to, and so many more surprises that the reader will enjoy learning about...including, what is Finley's message.