KPL in Kansas; A History of the Kansas Power and Light Company
by Edward G. Nelson
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Lawrence, KS : Center for Research in Business/The University of Kansas, 1964 Center for Research in Business/The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 1964. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Compliments card from KPL laid in. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: VG; bumping and closed tears on top edge; rubbing to jacket. Brown faux-leather boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and front board. 220 pp 8vo. Organized in 1924 to construct and operate a large generating plant at Tecumseh near Topeka and a high voltage line to Atchison. The company is the result of the merger of the United Power and Light Company (Abiline) and the Kansas Electric Power Company (Lawrence). The story divides into a half dozen major topics with the struggle of rival firms and rival forms of illumination fight to light Topeka. As the company grew and more people joined the company it eventually became an investor owned company lighting the state. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004931
- Title
- KPL in Kansas; A History of the Kansas Power and Light Company
- Author
- Edward G. Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Center for Research in Business/The University of Kansas
- Place of Publication
- Lawrence, KS
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- KPL, Kansas Power and Light, Topeka Kansas, electric lighting, gas lighting, power generation, home lighting.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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