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Describes the life and work of the talented inventor and resourceful businessman, with special emphasis on his development of the steamboat.
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Grade 3-5. This easy-to-read title looks at the life and imagination of the well-known inventor. Bowen notes the fact that Fulton enjoyed tinkering with machinery from the time he was a child. His aptitude was not just in coming up with new ideas but also in fine-tuning and improving the concepts developed by others. The author recounts the personal and financial success that came with Fulton's best-known mechanical advancement?steam-powered transportation. This clear account offers a detailed look at the technology and the personality of a man who earned himself a place in history. Attractive, full-page black-and-white pencil drawings appear in each chapter. An informative and enjoyable introductory biography.?Maura Bresnahan, Topsfield Town Library, MA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- ISBN 10 0606219374
- ISBN 13 9780606219372
- BindingPaperback
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