How 1900: p. 105. "His reputation was world-wide." How, Louis (1900). James B. Eads. The Riverside Biographical Series (First ed.). Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. pp. 1–120. ISBN0-8369-5333-9 – via Internet Archive. Testing.
How 1900: pp. 25-26. Eads received "a telegram calling him to Washington for consultation on the best method of defending and occupying the Western rivers." How, Louis (1900). James B. Eads. The Riverside Biographical Series (First ed.). Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. pp. 1–120. ISBN0-8369-5333-9 – via Internet Archive. Testing.