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A chronicle of the lives of three men, John Fitch, James Rumsey and Robert Fulton, all striving to invent the first steamboat. The author shows the pattern of their interwoven fates in this tale of "anguished pioneering".

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“The answer to the question ‘who invented the steamboat?’ makes exceptionally good reading. Flexner recounts steps that led to the steamboat as an accomplished fact, and recreates the living personalities of Fitch, Rumsey, and Fulton as they reacted to the times, their environment, and the inventive urge within them.” * —Library Journal *

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      Publisher: Fordham University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1993
      ISBN13: 9780823213764, 978-0823213764
      ISBN10: 0823213765

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A chronicle of the lives of three men, John Fitch, James Rumsey and Robert Fulton, all striving to invent the first steamboat. The author shows the pattern of their interwoven fates in this tale of "anguished pioneering".

      Trade Review
      “The answer to the question ‘who invented the steamboat?’ makes exceptionally good reading. Flexner recounts steps that led to the steamboat as an accomplished fact, and recreates the living personalities of Fitch, Rumsey, and Fulton as they reacted to the times, their environment, and the inventive urge within them.” * —Library Journal *

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