A Streak of LuckSeaview Books ; trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1979 - Biography & Autobiography - 565 pages The biography of the most prolific inventor in history--Thomas Edison. It is a complete biography, telling a story quite different from that of the legendary Edison of the past. |
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A Bushel of Wheat | 3 |
A Drifter and a Dreamer | 17 |
The Walking Churchyard | 27 |
Copyright | |
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