The Florida life of Thomas Edison
By: Michele Wehrwein Albion.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780813032597
Subjects: Edison, Thomas A. -- 1847-1931 -- Homes and haunts; Inventors -- United States -- Biography; Electric engineering -- Florida -- Fort Meyers Metropolitain Area -- History
Genres: Biography.
Description: The Florida Life of Thomas Edison reveals how the Edisons' legacy influenced women's history, environmental history, black history, and Florida history. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A Florida adventure; title: The Edison and Gilliland estates rise; title: Honeymoon in Florida; title: Waiting for the light; title: Waiting for the inventor; title: The wizard returns; title: Transformations and torments; title: Roughing it with famous folks; title: Neighbors, welcomed and not; title: A mind in "cold storage" thaws; title: Inventor at work and play; title: Rubber research and road trips; title: A president comes to call; title: Honors and exhaustion; title: The last hurrah; title: A widow at seminole lodge.