Northern Lights: An Illustrated History of Minnesota Power
Duluth, MN: Minnesota Power, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. First edition stated. Thick 8vo hardcover in navy blue cloth. Fine in bright, crisp dust jacket. xii+ 451 pp. plus roster of Officers of the Company 1923-1985, Roster of Directors 1924-1985, index. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs. It was in 1882 that a consotium of Duluthians set up a company to take advantage of the feasibility of Edison's theory that electricity could power parts of cities. By the 1920s' six majpr electric utilities and several local power companies were operating in the area that would cover Minnesota Power's area and in 1923, these were consolidated into the Minnesota Power and Light Company. Electric power changed the lives of persons living in those areas and twice nourished the transformation of the region's mining industry--from steam and muscle to electric power. Fine / fine. Item #E33016
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