AMERICAN ECLIPSE: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

Tells the story of three tenacious scientists who raced to Wyoming and Colorado in the scorching summer of 1878 to observe a rare total eclipse. Baron brings to life these three competitors--Watson, Mitchell, and Edison--to thrillingly recreate the fierce jockeying of nineteenth-century American astronomy. 8 pages of color photos.