Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison
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"A gripping popular history. ... Vivid ... simultaneously fascinating and horrifying --St. Louis Post-Dispatch In 1903, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted on Coney Island, and ever since, this bizarre execution has reverberated through popular culture with the whiff of urban legend. But it really happened, and many historical forces conspired to bring Topsy, Thomas Edison, and those 6,600 volts of alternating current together...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802146058
ISBN13:9780802146052
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:Grove Press
Length:368 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.4" x 8.2"
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