They Might Be Giants provides the fascinating story of a modern band's recreations of wax recordings at the National Park Service's Edison National Historic Sight in West Orange, New Jersey. Baldwin provides a brief overview of Edison's life, with a focus on some of the less widely know inventions, namely the electric pen, the talking doll, magnetic mining equipment, and the poured-concrete house. The 7th issue of Harvest presents a thorough yet concise history of the town of Milan. Milan is part of a 120-mile strip of land along Lake Erie, called the Connecticut Western Reserve. This land was given to families from Connecticut, who were labeled traitors by the British and burned out of their homes.
Harvest covers historical developments in Milan through to the present day.
The 24-page color publication includes many photographs and illustrations. Edison's work at Western Union, building his Menlo Park laboratories, and heading the Naval Consulting Board are also covered. Live action footage of Edison is included. This video shows his development from solitary inventor tinkering with telegraphs to head of as many as 200 men in the first modern research laboratory. Edison's Miracle of Light, Narrated by Peter Coyote, focuses on the emerging use of electricity in the late 1870s and 1880s.