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The Lightning Keeper [Import] [Hardcover]

Starling Lawrence (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday (2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385601115
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385601115
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A nice mix of love story and history, March 29, 2006
Set against the backdrop of the First World War, this is a wonderful story about the struggle for technological progress and of ill-fated love. Our lovers are frustrated by their perceptions of their roles in society, and struggle to resolve their feelings for each other without betraying their responsibilities. Alongside this bittersweet story, we are also treated to the struggle to create the modern electric power grid. The technical details are clearly described, and the author does a good job of describing the obstacles and the visions of the engineers that brought electricity to America. He also does a good job in showing the role of patents in this process. This is a wonderful book that paints a vivid portrait of the early part of the previous century and the people who lived then.

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2.0 out of 5 stars LENNY, April 14, 2010
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WELL--I THOUGHT THAT THIS BOOK WAS DECENT. IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO GET THRU IT, THOUGH.
I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT---WHY??? THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD COME UP WITH IS--THAT I WAS
UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE AUTHOR'S WRITING STYLE / PACE --WHATEVER. I DID NOT FIND THE
STORY BORING--QUITE INTERESTING, IN FACT. I ALSO READ AN ADVANCED EDITION.
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