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Electric City : the lost history of Ford and Edison's American utopia

Title
Electric City : the lost history of Ford and Edison's American utopia / Thomas Hager.
Author
Hager, Thomas
Publication
  • New York : Abrams Press, 2021.
  • ©2021

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Description
1 online resource.
Subject
  • Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
  • Edison, Thomas A. 1847-1931
  • Tennessee Valley Authority > History
  • Cities and towns > United States > History > 20th century
  • City planning > United States > History > 20th century
  • Muscle Shoals (Ala.) > History > 20th century
  • Tennessee River Valley > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
Muscle Shoals. Where the river sings -- The wonder city at war -- Uncle Henry -- $8 a second -- Camping with the president -- Politics and public relations -- The twin wizards -- Roadblock -- President Henry Ford -- Boomtown. Swampland and whiskey -- A party of one -- The 75-mile city -- Gutters of political filth -- The last meeting -- Scandal -- TVA. The Alabama ghost -- A new deal -- "I'm going' to die for the government" -- Electric nation -- A sign in the sky.
ISBN
  • 9781647000448 (electronic bk.)
  • 1647000440 (electronic bk.)
OCLC
ebd1174995080
Author
Hager, Thomas, author.
Title
Electric City : the lost history of Ford and Edison's American utopia / Thomas Hager.
Publisher
New York : Abrams Press, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Note
Description based on print version record.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Added Author
EBSCOhost
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Original 9781419747960 1419747967
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