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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Daly, Michael, 1952-     Subjects     Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.     Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.     Topsy (Elephant)     Elephants.     Circus animals.     Circus owners -- United States -- Biography.     Inventors -- United States -- Biography.     Circus -- United States -- History.     Electrocution -- Experiments.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Daly, Michael, 1952-       by title:      Topsy : the startlin...       by call number:      791.320929 D153t     Search the Web     Daly, Michael, 1952-     Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.     Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.     Topsy (Elephant)     Elephants.     Circus animals.     Circus owners -- United States -- Biography.     Inventors -- United States -- Biography.     Circus -- United States -- History.     Electrocution -- Experiments.       MARC Display

Topsy : the startling story of the crooked-tailed elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American wizard, Thomas Edison / Michael Daly. by Daly, Michael, 1952- Atlantic Monthly Press, c2013. Call #: 791.320929 D153t Subjects Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.   Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.   Topsy (Elephant)   Elephants.   Circus animals.   Circus owners -- United States -- Biography.   Inventors -- United States -- Biography.   Circus -- United States -- History.   Electrocution -- Experiments. ISBN:  9780802119049 (hc.) 0802119042 (hc.) Edition:  First Edition. Description:  viii, 369 p., 8 pages of plates : ill. (some colour) ; 24 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Contents:  The 200-pound baby -- The Elephant -- Barnum -- The Elephantine Expedition -- Ugly -- The War between the States, the Battle of the Dwarfs -- 4-Paw -- The fire, the plowing elephant, the panic, and the "dusky attendant" -- Crooked tale, crooked tail -- The continued magic of kindness and the first beauty contest -- The Wizard -- The White Elephant War -- Eph's escape, pickpockets, and pink lemonade -- The Tree of Knowledge and the Fearless Frogman -- Another war begins -- The executioner's experiments -- The Chair -- Westinghoused -- Reading your own obituary -- The great name vanishes -- Topsy somersaults, gold dust and Duncan get a home -- The Wizard's latest marvel and so many elephants -- Sid Sorrows, Topsy traipses -- Topsy and the tormentor -- From Lady Moody to the billion-dollar smile -- "Here I am! Here I am! Where are you?" -- The big swim. Summary:  Describes how a circus elephant named Topsy was electrocuted in 1903 with 6,600 volts of alternating current as proof that it was much more dangerous than direct current in an ongoing dispute between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 791.320929 D153t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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