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This title in other formats:The Merchant of Power: Sam Insull, Thomas Edison, and the Creation of the Modern Metropolisby John F. Wasik
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A timely rags-to-riches story, The Merchant of Power recounts how Sam Insull--right hand to Thomas Edison--went on to become one of the richest men in the world, pivotal in the birth of General Electric and instrumental in the creation of the modern metropolis with his invention of the power grid, which fuels major cities today. John Wasik, awarded the National Press Club Award for Consumer Journalism, had unprecedented access to Sam Insull's archives, which includes private correspondence with Thomas Edison. The extraordinary fall of a man extraordinary for his time is revealed in this cautionary tale about the excesses of corporate power. Book News Annotation:Wasik's resurrection of the life of Samuel Insull not only
recuperates the story the creation of the modern metropolis, it also
serves as a timely reminder of the consequences of corporate
overreaching. Wasik, a business and finance journalist, draws on
Insull's archives and his correspondence with his one-time boss,
Thomas Edison, to trace Insull's rise to power, to investigate his
role in creating General Electric and to examine the causes of his
fall from power. He fits his portrait of Insull into a vivid account
of life in early 20th-century America.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Wasik's resurrection of the life of Samuel Insull not only
recuperates the story the creation of the modern metropolis, it also
serves as a timely reminder of the consequences of corporate
overreaching. Wasik, a business and finance journalist, draws on
Insull's archives and his correspondence with his one-time boss,
Thomas Edison, to trace Insull's rise to power, to investigate his
role in creating General Electric and to examine the causes of his
fall from power. He fits his portrait of Insull into a vivid account
of life in early 20th-century America.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:The dramatic tale of the man who created the modern city--and ended up at the center of America's first corporate scandal About the AuthorJohn F. Wasik is one of America's most prominent business and finance journalists and the author of nine books on investing. His column for Bloomberg News, the world's third largest news service, is read in more than 400 newspapers worldwide in five continents. Table of ContentsPreface * Introduction * Tireless as the Tides * The Pearl in the Oyster * Crisis & Consolidation * The Wide-Open City * Love & War * A New Kind of Power* All that Jazz * Managing the Spectacle * Attack from All Sides * Abdication & Exile * Facing the Music * In the Fullness of Time Preface * Introduction * Tireless as the Tides * The Pearl in the Oyster * Crisis & Consolidation * The Wide-Open City * Love & War * A New Kind of Power* All that Jazz * Managing the Spectacle * Attack from All Sides * Abdication & Exile * Facing the Music * In the Fullness of Time What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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