Electrifying Eden: Portland General Electric, 1889-1965

In the first of a proposed two-volume history, Wollner (history, Portland State U.) chronicles the birth and the expansion of Oregon's most influential public utility, the utility responsible for the world's first long distance transmission of electricity in 1889 a record distance of fourteen miles. Illustrated with some 150 photographs and drawings. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.