Synopses & Reviews
You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Thomas Edison's life, including: andlt;BRandgt; andlt;ulandgt; andlt;liandgt;An instinctive moment of bravery that launched a careerandlt;/liandgt; andlt;liandgt;A lucky break that freed him for a life of inventionandlt;/liandgt; andlt;liandgt;An incredible boast that he quickly proved trueandlt;/liandgt; andlt;liandgt;A flash of insight that lit the worldandlt;/liandgt; andlt;liandgt;And the creation of our favorite pastime, the movies.andlt;/liandgt; andlt;/ulandgt; andlt;BRandgt; These days and five others shook Edison's world - and yours.
Synopsis
You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Thomas Edison's life, including:
- An instinctive moment of bravery that launched a career
- A lucky break that freed him for a life of invention
- An incredible boast that he quickly proved true
- A flash of insight that lit the world
- And the creation of our favorite pastime, the movies.
These days and five others shook Edison's world - and yours.
About the Author
David Colbert's most recent book is the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;andnbsp;bestseller andlt;iandgt;Michelle Obama: An American Storyandlt;/iandgt;. In addition to the andlt;iandgt;10 Days andlt;/iandgt;series, he authored the acclaimed andlt;iandgt;Eyewitnessandlt;/iandgt; series of first-person history and the andlt;iandgt;Magical Worlds andlt;/iandgt;series for children. More than two million copies of his books are in print in almost thirty languages.