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Author Royston, Angela, 1945- author.

Title Robert Fulton and the steamboat / Angela Royston.

Publication Info. New York : PowerKids Press, 2016.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1733407~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Juvenile Biography  J BIO FULTON    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Juvenile Biography  J BIO FULTON    AVAILABLE
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Description 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Series Inventions that changed the world.
Summary "Robert Fulton revolutionized water travel at the turn of the 19th century. In this book, readers will explore the different kinds of water travel available to Americans in the late 1700s and early 1800s, and how Fultons invention was a vast improvement. This book covers Fultons early life and work, his interest in canals and navigation, and his development of a widely successful steamboat. Readers will learn about how Fultons steamboat worked and how it impacted people"-- Amazon.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Subject Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 -- Juvenile literature.
Steamboats -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Marine engineers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 9781508146377 : (library binding)
1508146373 : (library binding)
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