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- Title Edison and the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
- Author Mark Regan Essig
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Canadian E
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date 2004
- ISBN 9780771030789 / 0771030789
- Dewey Decimal Code 364.6
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Toronto,: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 358, black and white illustrations throughout, notes, index. ""Deftly exploring this startling chapter in American history, 'Edison & the Electric Chair' delivers both a vivid portrait of a nation on the cusp of modernity and a provocative new examination of Edison himself.""
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Walker & Company, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Like New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Thomas Edison Stunned America In 1879 By Unveiling A World-Changing Invention - The Lightbulb. A Decade Later, Despite His Lifelong Opposition To The Death Penalty, Edison Threw His Laboratory Resources And Reputation Behind The Creation Of A Very Different Device - The Electric Chair. Edison Championed The Electric Chair For Reasons That Remain Controversial. In The Mid-1880S, As He Wired Manhattan And Other Cities With His Direct-Current Lines, His Rival, George Westinghouse, Was Undercutting His Business With A Less Expensive Alternating Current System. The Battle For Electrical Dominance Raged Just As New York'S Legislators Were Seeking A More Humane Alternative To The Gallows. Called On For His Expertise, Edison Helped Persuade State Officials To Reject The Guillotine And Lethal Injection In…
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McClelland & Stewart, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. McClelland & Stewart, 2004. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A clean and unmarked copy- Thomas Edison stunned America in 1879 by unveiling a world-changing invention the lightbulb. A decade later, despite his lifelong opposition to the death penalty, Edison threw his laboratory resources and reputation behind the creation of a very different device the electric chair. Edison championed the electric chair for reasons that remain controversial. In the mid-1880s, as he wired Manhattan and other cities with his direct-current lines, his rival, George Westinghouse, was undercutting his business with a less expensive alternating current system. The battle for electrical dominance raged just as New York¿s legislators were seeking a more humane alternative to the gallows. Called on for his expertise, Edison helped…
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