Blood and Volts: Edison, Tesla, & the Electric Chair, by Th. Metzger
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Blood and Volts: Edison, Tesla, & the Electric Chair, by Th. Metzger. 1996 softcover. 191 pages, nice condition (bend in top corner of pages).
An ax murderer, two of the most brilliant scientific minds of the century, billions of dollars in profit, precedent-setting legal battles, secrets of life and death--all of these come together in the story of the first electric chair. In BLOOD AND VOLTS, Th. Metzger uses a unique synthesis of scholarship, storytelling, and cultural critique to present a clear and compelling story: America struggling to define itself through scientific innovation.