From the time he was young, Robert Fulton liked to work with his hands. For a while he thought he wanted to be an artist, but it was hard to make a living as a painter. Fulton turned to inventing things, including a very early version of the submarine. He is most famous for building the first practical steamboat. Others had tried and failed, but his North River Steam Boat was successful. It sailed regularly between New York City and Albany, the capital...

Discusses the life and work of the inventor who developed the steamboat and made it a commercial success. Crafted with a wealth of detail and rich illustrations, each biography in this appealing collection offers 32 pages that entice readers to discover the remarkable people who built our great nation. The primary narrative focuses on the childhood, education, motivations, and achievements of a key American figure, while special sidebars introduce...

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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.

Robert Fulton is best known for inventing the steamboat, but he accomplished much more than that! Readers will learn about all the incredible things that Fulton invented and accomplished in this fascinating biography. The colorful images, intriguing facts, and easy-to-read text will have readers delighted and engaged as they learn how Fulton invented and used steam engines, canals, inclined planes, and submarines. The engaging sidebars will introduce...

Describes the life and work of the inventor who developed the steamboat and made it a commercial success.

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...

Discusses the life and work of the inventor who developed the steamboat and made it a commercial success.