num_pages: 325
description: In the first of a proposed two-volume history, Wollner (history, Portland State U.) chronicles the birth and the expansion of Oregon's most influential public utility, the utility responsible for the world's first long distance transmission of electricity in 1889 a record distance of fourteen miles. Illustrated with some 150 photographs and drawings. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Electrifying Eden: Portland General Electric, 1889-1965
titlecomplete: Electrifying Eden: Portland General Electric, 1889-1965
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Oregon Historical Society Pr