Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.
Contents:
Steam power! -- Early life -- School and work -- Living in Britain -- Learning about canals -- On to Paris -- Nautilus -- Steamboat begins -- Fulton's folly -- Sea monster -- Marriage and success -- War! -- Lifelong inventor -- Fact file -- Timeline -- Glossary -- More books to read -- Index.
Summary:
Introduces the life of Robert Fulton, including his childhood on a Pennsylvania farm, his work as a silversmith and painter, and his invention of a safe and quick steamboat, as well as other vessels.
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