Florida life of Thomas Edison

Publication

Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

Library.1007

Description

xix, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm 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. Includes visit to Jacksonville, Florida on his honeymoon staying at St. James hotel. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: A Florida adventure --The Edison and Gilliland estates rise -- Honeymoon in Florida -- Waiting for the light -- Waiting for the inventor -- The wizard returns -- Transformations and torments -- Roughing it with famous folks -- Neighbors, welcomed and not -- A mind in "cold storage" thaws -- Inventor at work and play -- Rubber research and road trips -- A president comes to call -- Honors and exhaustion -- The last hurrah -- A widow at Seminole lodge.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931., Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 -- Homes and haunts., Inventors -- United States -- Biography., Electrical engineering -- Florida -- Fort Myers -- History.

Publication Details

Author

Albion, Michele Wehrwein

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Gainesville, Florida

Call No.

TK 140 .E3 A635 2008

ISBN

978-0-8130-3259-7