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100 1 a| Sutcliffe, Andrea J.=| ^A592554;

245 10 a| Steam :b| the untold story of America's first great invention /c| Andrea Sutcliffe.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| 2004.;

300 a| xiv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-260) and index.;

505 0 a| Stream-boats and steamboats -- A ridiculous idea -- Brother saintmakers -- The war of the pamphlets -- The Columbian maid -- Lord High Admirals of the Delaware -- The first and true inventor -- "All further progress is in vain" -- Leeches and sharks -- Mother clay -- The French connection -- Steamboat collisions -- John Fitch's ghost -- Epilogue.;

600 10 a| Fitch, John,d| 1743-1798.=| ^A104303;

600 10 a| Rumsey, James,d| 1743?-1792.=| ^A235658;

650 0 a| Marine engineersz| United Statesv| Biography.=| ^A261091;

650 0 a| Inventorsz| United Statesv| Biography.=| ^A476887;

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Steam : the untold story of America's first great invention / Andrea Sutcliffe.

Author/creator	Sutcliffe, Andrea J.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
Description	xiv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Fitch, John, 1743-1798. Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. Marine engineers--United States. --Biography. Steam-navigation--United States. --History. --18th century. Inventors--United States. --Biography.

Contents	Stream-boats and steamboats -- A ridiculous idea -- Brother saintmakers -- The war of the pamphlets -- The Columbian maid -- Lord High Admirals of the Delaware -- The first and true inventor -- "All further progress is in vain" -- Leeches and sharks -- Mother clay -- The French connection -- Steamboat collisions -- John Fitch's ghost -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-260) and index.
LCCN	2004040000
ISBN	1403962618

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