Most Americans consider electricity essential to their lives, but the historic disparity of its distribution and use challenges notions of a democratic lifestyl

"50 years of rural electrification in America"--Jacket subtitle.

Explores how electricity seeped into and redefined American culture, becoming fundamental to modern life.

First published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book, drawing on fresh scholarship, investigates electrification in new places and across different time periods. While much of our understanding of electr