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The Merchant of Power: Sam Insull, Thomas Edison, and the Creation of the Modern Metropolis
The Merchant of Power Sam Insull Thomas Edison and the Creation of the Modern Metropolis
Author: John F. Wasik
A timely rags-to-riches story, The Merchant of Power recounts how Sam Insull--right hand to Thomas Edison--went on to become one of the richest men in the world,�pivotal in the birth of�General Electric and�instrumental in the creation of�the modern metropolis with his invention of the power grid, which still�fuels major cities today. Joh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780230609525
ISBN-10: 023060952X
Publication Date: 12/23/2008
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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