# Electrifying America

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- Book: [Electrifying America](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-e-nye/electrifying-america) ([Electrifying America.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-e-nye/electrifying-america.md))
- Authors: [David E. Nye](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-e-nye)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6264-030-5
- Pages: 496
- Published: 1992-07-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

How did electricity enter everyday life in America? Using Muncie, Indiana—the Lynds' now iconic Middletown—as a touchstone, David Nye explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American...