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Electric City

by Thomas Hager
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The extraordinary, unknown story of two giants of American historyâHenry Ford and Thomas Edisonâand their attempt to create an electric-powered city of tomorrow on the Tennessee River
During the roaring twenties, two of the most revered and influential men in American business proposed to transform one of the countryâs poorest regions into a dream technological metropolis, a shining paradise of small farms, giant factories, and sparkling laboratories. Henry Ford and Thomas Edisonâs âDetroit of the Southâ would be ten times the size of Manhattan, powered by renewable energy, and free of air pollution. And it would reshape American society, introducing mass commuting by car, use a new kind of currency called âenergy dollars,â and have the added benefit (from Ford and Edison's view) of crippling the growth of socialism.
The whole audacious scheme almost came off, with Southerners rallying to support what became known as the Ford Plan. But while some saw it as a way to conjure the future and reinvent the South, others saw it as one of the biggest land swindles of all time. They were all true.
Electric City is a rich chronicle of the time and the social backdrop, and offers a fresh look at the lives of the two men who almost saw the project to fruition, the forces that came to oppose them, and what rose in its stead: a new kind of public corporation called the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the greatest achievements of the New Deal. This is a history for a wide audience, including readers interested in American history, technology, politics, and the future.
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Publisher: ABRAMS

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  • Release date: May 18, 2021

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  • ISBN: 9781647000448
  • Release date: May 18, 2021

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  • ISBN: 9781647000448
  • File size: 5872 KB
  • Release date: May 18, 2021

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Biography & Autobiography Business History Nonfiction

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The extraordinary, unknown story of two giants of American historyâHenry Ford and Thomas Edisonâand their attempt to create an electric-powered city of tomorrow on the Tennessee River
During the roaring twenties, two of the most revered and influential men in American business proposed to transform one of the countryâs poorest regions into a dream technological metropolis, a shining paradise of small farms, giant factories, and sparkling laboratories. Henry Ford and Thomas Edisonâs âDetroit of the Southâ would be ten times the size of Manhattan, powered by renewable energy, and free of air pollution. And it would reshape American society, introducing mass commuting by car, use a new kind of currency called âenergy dollars,â and have the added benefit (from Ford and Edison's view) of crippling the growth of socialism.
The whole audacious scheme almost came off, with Southerners rallying to support what became known as the Ford Plan. But while some saw it as a way to conjure the future and reinvent the South, others saw it as one of the biggest land swindles of all time. They were all true.
Electric City is a rich chronicle of the time and the social backdrop, and offers a fresh look at the lives of the two men who almost saw the project to fruition, the forces that came to oppose them, and what rose in its stead: a new kind of public corporation called the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the greatest achievements of the New Deal. This is a history for a wide audience, including readers interested in American history, technology, politics, and the future.
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Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Business History Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    ABRAMS

    Kindle Book
    Release date: May 18, 2021

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781647000448
    Release date: May 18, 2021

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781647000448
    File size: 5872 KB
    Release date: May 18, 2021

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English