Rebecca D. reviewed on
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This book was a very interesting blend of fact and fiction about one of the most interesting men in history. Nikola Tesla was an eccentric genius that invented many things we use everyday. By the opening pages of the book he is broke and living in a Hotel, where his life is ruled by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
In this book a maid from the New Yorker Hotel named Louisa happens upon the aging recluse who has become quite a legend to the hotel staff and guests. In this book you learn her story as well as his including great ancedotes about fascinating people like Edison, Westinghouse, and Mark Twain.
While the present tense of this book is where the fiction lies the historical aspects seem very accurate as far as my limited Tesla research goes. This book is very interesting and if you are not famialiar with the story of Nikola Tesla you should pick this one up! He is an under-appreciated part of our history!
In this book a maid from the New Yorker Hotel named Louisa happens upon the aging recluse who has become quite a legend to the hotel staff and guests. In this book you learn her story as well as his including great ancedotes about fascinating people like Edison, Westinghouse, and Mark Twain.
While the present tense of this book is where the fiction lies the historical aspects seem very accurate as far as my limited Tesla research goes. This book is very interesting and if you are not famialiar with the story of Nikola Tesla you should pick this one up! He is an under-appreciated part of our history!
