Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison

by Michael Daly

Book Overview

"A gripping popular history. ... Vivid ... simultaneously fascinating and horrifying --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In 1903, an elephant named Topsy was electrocuted on Coney Island, and ever since, this bizarre execution has reverberated through popular culture with the whiff of urban legend. But it really happened, and many historical forces conspired to bring Topsy, Thomas Edison, and those 6,600 volts of alternating current together...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802146058
• ISBN13: 9780802146052
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.2"