02176cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500290016226400510019130000470024233600260028933700260031533800360034150000310037750800830040852012080049153400450169965300700174485600430181499900170185750523UtSlPG20260610134148.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTK1 aMeadowcroft, Wm. H.q(William Henry),d1853-14aThe boys' life of Edison 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-11-21  aProduced by Madeleine Fournier. Images made available by
the Internet Archive.  a"The Boys' Life of Edison" by Wm. H. Meadowcroft is a biographical account aimed at young readers, written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and early experiences of Thomas Edison, one of the most significant inventors of the electrical age. It focuses on his formative years, highlighting his curiosity, early experiments, and the hard work that led to his success, showcasing Edison's journey from a fragile child with a thirst for knowledge to a pioneering innovator.  The opening of the book establishes Edison's remarkable early life and interests, painting a picture of a boy who, despite his initial struggles in school, found passion in chemistry and invention. It introduces his family background and early influences, particularly the significant role his mother played in his education. We learn of Edison’s adventures as a newsboy on trains, where he balanced selling newspapers with his experiments, even creating a printing press amid his journeys. The beginning sets the stage for a tale filled with excitement, ingenuity, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge that defined Edison's character and future achievements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEdison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile literature40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50523  c91361d91361