The history of electricity is inextricably tied to both the best and worst of business. EMPIRES OF LIGHT looks at three innovators--Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse--along with their contributions to both the practical and profitable applications from electricity usage.
Like "The Devil in the White City" and David McCullough's accounts of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, "Eiffel's Tower" combines technological and social history to create a richly textured portrayal of an age of aspiration, dreams, and programs. 44 photos.
In this gripping narrative, Jonnes tells the fascinating story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation and the high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad against the machinations of labor agitators.
In this gripping narrative, Jonnes tells the fascinating story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation and the high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad against the machinations of labor agitators.
"Fascinating, well researched and finely honed...This is a must read."--Judge Peggy F. Hora, 'California Bench' Once upon a time in America, morphine and cocaine were routinely sold in pharmacies, and "hop heads" gathered in shadowy basements to smoke opium. So begins 'Hep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams', Jill Jonnes's ground-breaking history of ...
In this study, a sociologist draws on thousands of New York Times obituaries to determine the criteria for fame in the United States. After researching the most prominent personalities of various professions--including law, entertainment, business, politics, and the media--he profiles at least ten of the most successful figures of each industry, ...
Jill Jonnes's recounting of the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Bronx has become a classic of urban history. In this new edition, she describes in a new final chapter the extraordinary and monumental rebuilding of the borough by the grass-roots groups that was just getting underway in 1984. The original book was hailed as a vivid history of ...
Jill Jonnes's recounting of the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Bronx has become a classic of urban history. In this new edition, she describes in a new final chapter the extraordinary and monumental rebuilding of the borough by the grass-roots groups that was just getting underway in 1984. The original book was hailed as a vivid history of ...
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