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Young Reader's Guide to the Great Inventors of America's Industrial Revolution Overview
Originally published in 1921 as a portion of the author’s larger “The First Book in United States History,” and equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 20 pages, this Kindle edition describes, in simple language for young readers, the life and work of the great inventors of America’s Industrial Revolution.
Learn about Eli Whitney and the cotton gin, Cyrus McCormick and the reaper, Robert Fulton and the steamboat, Samuel Morse and the telegraph, Elias Howe and the sewing machine, Thomas Edison and the electric light, Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone, and the Wright Brothers and the aeroplane.
Sample passage:
The newspapers of New York announced that at a certain hour the “Clermont” would start up the Hudson River for a trip to Albany, and would take passengers to that city. When the time arrived for the steamboat to start, the wharves and the housetops in the neighborhood were crowded with people. Very few of them had the slightest idea that the voyage would prove a success, and most of them made fun of Fulton and his vessel.
As the boat pulled away from its mooring, turned and started upstream—the engine puffing, and the smoke stack throwing out clouds of smoke—the crowd watched for a moment in mute astonishment; then their jeers turned into loud huzzas. All along the route people who had heard that the steamboat was coming lined the banks of the river or filled rowboats and sailboats to cheer her as she passed. There were some, however, who had not heard of the invention, and they fled in terror when they saw the steamboat belching fire and smoke like some horrible monster.
About the Author:
Waddy Thompson was the author of several books on U.S. history, including “A Primary History of the United States,” “A History of the United States,” and “A History of the People of the United States.”
Young Reader's Guide to the Great Inventors of America's Industrial Revolution Specifications
Originally published in 1921 as a portion of the author’s larger “The First Book in United States History,” and equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 20 pages, this Kindle edition describes, in simple language for young readers, the life and work of the great inventors of America’s Industrial Revolution.
Learn about Eli Whitney and the cotton gin, Cyrus McCormick and the reaper, Robert Fulton and the steamboat, Samuel Morse and the telegraph, Elias Howe and the sewing machine, Thomas Edison and the electric light, Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone, and the Wright Brothers and the aeroplane.
Sample passage:
The newspapers of New York announced that at a certain hour the “Clermont” would start up the Hudson River for a trip to Albany, and would take passengers to that city. When the time arrived for the steamboat to start, the wharves and the housetops in the neighborhood were crowded with people. Very few of them had the slightest idea that the voyage would prove a success, and most of them made fun of Fulton and his vessel.
As the boat pulled away from its mooring, turned and started upstream—the engine puffing, and the smoke stack throwing out clouds of smoke—the crowd watched for a moment in mute astonishment; then their jeers turned into loud huzzas. All along the route people who had heard that the steamboat was coming lined the banks of the river or filled rowboats and sailboats to cheer her as she passed. There were some, however, who had not heard of the invention, and they fled in terror when they saw the steamboat belching fire and smoke like some horrible monster.
About the Author:
Waddy Thompson was the author of several books on U.S. history, including “A Primary History of the United States,” “A History of the United States,” and “A History of the People of the United States.”
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