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Robert L. Bradley - Edison to Enron - 9780470917367 - V9780470917367
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Edison to Enron

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Description for Edison to Enron Hardcover. The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. are scarce. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNBG; KNBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 962.
The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. are scarce. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries.

It begins with the story of Samuel Insull, a poor boy from England, who started his career as Thomas Edison's right-hand man, then went on his own and became one of America's top industrialists. But when Insull's General Electric's energy empire collapsed during the Great Depression, the hitherto Great ... Read more

To connect the lives of these two energy giants, Edison to Enron takes the reader through the flamboyant history of the American energy industry, from Texas wildcatters to the great pipeline builders to the Washington wheeler-dealers.

From the Reviews...

"This scholarly work fills in much missing history about two of America's most important industries, electricity and natural gas."
Joseph A. Pratt, NEH-Cullen Professor of History and Business, University of Houston

"... a remarkable book on the political inner workings of the U.S. energy industry."
Robert Peltier, PE, Editor-in-Chief, POWER Magazine

"This is a powerful story, brilliantly told."
Forrest McDonald, Historian

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780470917367
SKU
V9780470917367
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Robert L. Bradley
ROBERT L. BRADLEY JR., a 16-year Enron employee and Ken Lay confidant, is a noted free-market scholar and public-policy entrepreneur. The founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research, Bradley is the author of numerous books and essays on the history and political economy of energy. He is an adjunct scholar of the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.; a ... Read more

Reviews for Edison to Enron
“Summing Up: Highly recommended.  General readers; all levels of undergraduate students.”  (Choice, 1 March 2012)

Goodreads reviews for Edison to Enron


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