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REVIEWS: The Last Days Of Night
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON
POST AND THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER . From Graham Moore comes a
thrilling novel—based on actual events—about the nature of
genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify
America. New York, 1888. Gas lamps still flicker in the city
streets, but the miracle of electric light is in its infancy.
The person who controls the means to turn night into day will
make history—and a vast fortune. A young untested lawyer named
Paul Cravath, fresh out of Columbia Law School, takes a case
that seems impossible to win. Paul’s client, George
Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over a
billion-dollar question: Who invented the light bulb and holds
the right to power the country? The case affords Paul entry to
the heady world of high society—the glittering parties in
Gramercy Park mansions, and the more insidious dealings done
behind closed doors. The task facing him is beyond daunting.
Edison is a wily, dangerous opponent with vast resources at his
disposal—private spies, newspapers in his pocket, and the
backing of J. P. Morgan himself. Yet this unknown lawyer shares
with his famous adversary a compulsion to win at all costs. How
will he do it?
Characters: 107.Amazon rating: 4 1/2 stars. Genre: Historical
Fiction.
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