Title: Steve Merrill, engineer
Description: This Depression era book follows the protagonist, **Steve Merrill**, through his first real technical job.  After being turned down for a job at his uncle's electrical switch gear factory, Steve lands an entry level job in sales at one of his uncle's competitors, Triangle V.  Intrigue abounds as Steve's great idea for an outdoor electrical meter box is stolen by an unknown party.  It's then a race between Triangle and their competitor to bring the box to market first.  Although the  book is 75 years old, many of the observations and descriptions of the engineering and technical sales process are spot on and will be appreciated by readers with a technical background.
Places: Lake City (fictional Midwest town), Chicago
Time periods: The book is set during the middle of the Great Depression