This is a review for DENNIS KUCINICH Author of the book Division of Light and Power which I was sent in exchange for this review.
Living in Texas we have the choice of which Utilities we want to use but let me tell you its hard to know who to choose. When we try to read up on Utilities its hard to understand the terms they use.
Which is why I wanted to read Division of Light and Power through the book I learned things we all should know and was able to share the things I learned with my family.
Once I finished reading Division of Light and Power I had my son read the book so he could learn about Cities and Utilities so when he gets his own place he would know what might happen.
Charlie also like learning about the Author and that he was a Mayor. In Homeschool Reading Class this week Charlie will be looking up the Author to learn more about him and what all he has done.
I can’t wait to see what Charlie discovers. As well as researching the companies mentioned in Division of Light and Power which he will be able to share with our friends and family.
About:
Private, investor-owned Utilities in Texas, Ohio, California, Illinois and elsewhere are crushing consumers with sky-high rates, price gouging and criminal behavior.
The Division of Light and Power is the thoroughly documented, true story of one courageous American Mayor who fought, and beat, a Utility Monopoly in an epic battle which involved corporate espionage and sabotage, bank co-conspirators, extortion, political corruption, organized crime, Mob-directed assassination attempts, congressional investigations, and Media cover-ups.
The “powers that be” tried to buy him, and when he couldn’t be bought, they tried to kill him. When that failed, the Utility’s bank gave him a choice: Privatize the City’s Electric System or the City would be thrown into default. The Mayor said “no” to extortion, never gave in and saved over a billion dollars in assets for his City and its people.
Meet Mayor Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland, who fought to give power to the people. Battling his way up from the streets of the City, he and his family lived in twenty-one different places by the time he was seventeen, including a couple of cars.
By the age of thirty-one, as America’s youngest big-city Mayor, his stand to protect Cleveland’s Muny Light against a Utility Monopoly and its Banking partner drew international attention and praise as “The outstanding public official in America,” an award presented by Bob Hope.
This is Mayor Dennis Kucinich’s story, but if you want to know why your Utility Rates are so high, it may be your City’s story, too.
About the Author
Dennis Kucinich is an Author and Statesman, serving 16 years in the US Congress and was twice a candidate for President. During his term as Cleveland Mayor (1977-1979) the Fraternal Order of Eagles recognized him as The Outstanding Public Official in America.
In recent years the Washington Post Magazine called Kucinich the future of American politics. Ahead of his time, declared Rolling Stone Magazine. Gore Vidal called Kucinich’s writing as good as Theodore Dreiser’s.
Ralph Nader favorably compares Kucinich’s writing with the legendary muckraking journalist, Lincoln Steffens. The Division of Light and Power melds Kucinich’s writing excellence with undisputable documentary power and the moral code of a leader who cannot be corrupted.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
