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In the mid- to late-nineteenth century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a fiery war was under way to be the first to light'Äîand run'Äîthe world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC), engaged in a brutal battle with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating current (AC). There would be no ties in this race'Äîonly a winner and a loser'Äîand the prize was a nationwide monopoly in electric current. Brimming with action, suspense, and rich historical information, this rousing account reveals the true story behind one of the world'Äôs defining scientific competitions.

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Mike Winchell is a veteran English teacher and a secondary education curriculum specialist. He is the editor of the Been There, Done That anthology series and the author of the middle-grade nonfiction Gilded Age series. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two children. For more information, visit mikewinchellbooks.com. Greg Tremblay is an award-winning audiobook narrator who has recorded more than two hundred titles. He came to narration directly from an undergraduate background in theater and computer science and brings a passion for educational nonfiction and character-intensive fiction to his work. Born in Portland, Maine, he currently resides with his family and a slowly rotating menagerie of animals in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

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