[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Frank J. Sprague Book

[Dennis Fred Cramer]

It seems there are 2 new books on Sprague.  These are from Barnes & Noble

Product Details
  a.. Pub. Date: September 2009
  b.. Publisher: Indiana University Press
  c.. Format: Hardcover, 296pp
  d.. Series: Railroads Past and Present
  e.. ISBN-13: 9780253353832
  f.. ISBN: 0253353831
Synopsis

Frank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to 
streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun 
to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Sprague 
(1857-1934) was an American naval officer turned inventor who worked briefly 
for Thomas Edison before striking out on his own. Sprague contributed to the 
development of the electric motor, electric railways, and electric 
elevators. His innovations would help transform the urban space of the 20th 
century, enabling cities to grow larger and skyscrapers taller. The 
Middletons' generously illustrated biography is an engrossing study of the 
life and times of a maverick innovator.


Biography

William D. Middleton is the author of more than 20 books and many hundreds 
of articles on rail transportation, engineering, and travel topics. He is 
editor (with George M. Smerk and Roberta L. Diehl) of Encyclopedia of North 
American Railroads (IUP, 2007).

William D. Middleton III is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of North 
American Railroads (IUP, 2007).





Product Details
  a.. Pub. Date: November 2009
  b.. Publisher: MIT Press
  c.. Format: Hardcover, 304pp
  d.. ISBN-13: 9780262042567
  e.. ISBN: 0262042568
Synopsis
The technological breakthroughs and entrepreneurial adventures of Frank J. 
Sprague during the transformative years of the early electrical industry.


Biography

Frederick Dalzell received his PhD in the History of American Civilization 
from Harvard University and has been a researcher at Harvard Business 
School. He is the coauthor of Changing Fortunes: Remaking the Industrial 
Corporation and Driving Change: The UPS Approach to Business.

          Dennis F. Cramer
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1



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