Insull: The Rise and Fall of a Billionaire Utility Tycoon

This is a reprint of a previosly published work. It dewals with Samuel Insull, who was Thomas Edison's private secretary and founded the business of centralized electric supply. He organized the Edison General Electric Company.

Forrest McDonald retired in 2002 as Distinguished University Research Professor at the University of Alabama after a teaching career at Brown University, Wayne State University, and the University of Alabama spanning more than 40 years. He is the author of numerous books. He has five children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He lives with his wife Ellen on a farm outside Coker, Alabama.