119-Year-Old Library Book on Electricity Returns Home After Nearly 900-Mile Journey

A scientific text on electricity was checked out of a Massachusetts library in 1904 and recently found in West Virginia before being returned.
The book, considered remarkably well-preserved, highlights the enduring nature of physical books.
Though significantly overdue, the book's late fee was capped at $2 due to the library's policy.
The treatise provides a glimpse into how electricity was understood in the 19th century.
The book's improbable return shows how physical volumes can remain intact and resurface in unexpected ways, even after more than a century.