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The Story of Thomas Alva Edison - (Landmark Books) by Margaret Cousins (Paperback)

The Story of Thomas Alva Edison - (Landmark Books) by  Margaret Cousins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The rags to riches story of the great inventor--his unusual life and the valuable contributions he made to modern technology. "Cousins paints a realistic portrait. Recommended".--School Library Journal.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Beginning with Thomas Edison's childhood, when he set up his first laboratory in his basement as a 10-year-old, and following through his many jobs before he was able to support himself as an inventor, this is the true story of the man who brought the world the phonograph, motion pictures, and even the electric light bulb--revolutionary inventions that forever changed the way people live.<br>"One of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling children's book series ever published."--<i>The New York Times</i><br>Margaret Cousins is also the author of the Landmark Book <i>Ben Franklin of <br>Old Philadelphia</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Margaret Cousins </b>was an editor and author of short stories and novels for children. In her career, she worked at <i>Good Housekeeping</i> and <i>McCall's</i>. She was also senior editor at Doubleday and was fiction and book editor at <i>The Ladies' Home Journal.</i> Cousins is the author of the Landmark Books <i>Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia </i>and <i>The Story of Thomas Alva Edison</i>. She died in 1996.

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