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The Merchant of Power: Sam Insull, Thomas Edison, And the Creation of the Modern Metropolis
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Hardcover
from Palgrave Macmillan (March 7, 2006)
9781403968845 | details & prices | 270 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Tells the story of a colleague of Thomas Edison who invented the power grid and became one of the world's richest men, in a portrait that draws on archival information to trace his pivotal contributions to the founding of General Electric and warns readers about the excesses of corporate power.
About: Tells the story of a colleague of Thomas Edison who invented the power grid and became one of the world's richest men, in a portrait that draws on archival information to trace his pivotal contributions to the founding of General Electric and warns readers about the excesses of corporate power.
Paperback
from Palgrave Macmillan (December 23, 2008)
9780230609525 | details & prices | 270 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.58 lbs | List price $20.00