"The riveting nonfiction account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity."-- Provided by publisher.

The calm before the storm -- The first spark -- What's good for the goose -- A wizard is born -- AC/DC, a current craze -- Flashes of light -- What's mine is yours -- Meeting of the minds -- Earned success -- The rabid animal vs. the fawn in the forest -- Death in the wires -- Shocked -- To death -- In Kemmler's wake -- All the world's a stage -- One rises, one falls -- After the storm (an epilogue).