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Edison and the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
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Edison and the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death Hardcover - 2004

by Mark Essig


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THE ANCIENT GREEKS were the first to record the observation that amber, after being rubbed, attracted bits of straw or cloth.

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  • Title Edison and the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
  • Author Mark Essig
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Walker Books, New York
  • Date August 1, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780802714060 / 0802714064
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.64 x 6.26 x 1.35 in (21.95 x 15.90 x 3.43 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Edison, Thomas A, Electrocution - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003052507
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.66

About the author

Mark Essig earned a doctorate in American history from Cornell University. A native of St. Louis, he now lives in Los Angeles. This is his first book.

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