Last Days of Night, The
Moore, GrahamFresh out of law school, Paul Cravath is ready for whatever legal challenge comes his way, and when he is hired to defend George Westinghouse from a billion dollar lawsuit posed by rival inventor Thomas Edison, the battle is on. In the epic clash that came to be known as the 'War of the Currents', direct and alternating current are pitted against one another for the prize of electrifying America.
Featuring the triumvirate of Edison, Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla and other larger-than-life characters, this historically based story from the 1890s is an exciting and dramatic foray into the early days of a technology that changed the world.
Pages
357
357
Year
2017
2017
Reviews
22-05-2023
Got interesting after a slow start, most members loved the book! Learned heaps.
09-01-2023
Highly recommend.