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pp. 414, b/w illustrations, ” This is the story of an unlikely love at the dawn of the electric age in America. In 1914, Toma Pekocevic is a penniless immigrant in New York recently escaped from the bloody politics of the Balkans that has claimed most of his family. He is also a gifted inventor who designs a revolutionary water turbine while working with Harriet Bigelow, scion of a proud Connecticut iron-making dynasty now fallen on hard times. Their attraction is immediate and overwhelming, but every circumstance is against them. Toma’s invention is all he has after losing Harriet to a wealthy politician, but he is determined to win her back, setting the stage for a confrontation that could change not only his life but the course of scientific progress. “
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| ISBN | 60825243 | |
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| Published Date | 2006 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hb | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Literature | |
| Author: | Starling Lawrence | |
| Publisher: | Harpercollins |
pp. 414, b/w illustrations, ” This is the story of an unlikely love at the dawn of the electric age in America. In 1914, Toma Pekocevic is a penniless immigrant in New York recently escaped from the bloody politics of the Balkans that has claimed most of his family. He is also a gifted inventor who designs a revolutionary water turbine while working with Harriet Bigelow, scion of a proud Connecticut iron-making dynasty now fallen on hard times. Their attraction is immediate and overwhelming, but every circumstance is against them. Toma’s invention is all he has after losing Harriet to a wealthy politician, but he is determined to win her back, setting the stage for a confrontation that could change not only his life but the course of scientific progress. “
| Weight | 0.85 kg |
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