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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Account of the Battle over AC/DC,
By Nuts About Books (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Edison and the Electric Chair (Hardcover)
This is a great book for historians, crime readers and science & engineering buffs. It was a really good read; there is a lot of interesting information about the late-1800s debate over alternating and direct current, and the style is really fast-moving. The book is very well-researched and referenced. I couln't put it down!We often think of death by electrocution as more humane than other methods, such as hanging. This book provides an eye-opening look at the machinations and politics behind the adoption of the electric chair as a method of disposing of criminals. Recommended! |
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Edison and the Electric Chair by Mark Essig (Hardcover - January 1, 1980)
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