The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented Modern AmericaThe dramatic story of the "power revolution" that turned America from an agrarian society into a technological superpower, and the dynamic, fiercely competitive inventors and entrepreneurs who made it happen—a riveting historical saga to rival McCullough's The Great Bridge or Larson's Thunderstruck. |
Contents
Philadelphia 1876 | 1 |
The Machine That Changed the World | 14 |
Conquering the Waters | 30 |
Copyright | |
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The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented Modern America Maury Klein Limited preview - 2008 |
The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented Modern America Maury Klein Limited preview - 2010 |
The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented Modern America Maury Klein No preview available - 2009 |