Power Failure

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Power Failure. A magisterial history of the astounding rise - and unimaginable fall - of America's most iconic corporation

Perhaps no company reflects American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial fortunes as well as the iconic General Electric Company. Producing storied leaders and almost every product imaginable, GE built a cult of success that hid cracks in its foundation. In this masterful history, William D. Cohan, one of America's most pre-eminent financial journalists, argues that GE's legacy is both a paragon and a cautionary tale through which to understand twentieth-century America.

Power Failure limns the eventful 130-year history of GE, bringing fresh analysis drawn from rare in