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  • [Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815] Morgan, John S.
    ROBERT FULTON .

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mason/Charter. 1977. dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography of the American inventor, generally considered the inventor of the steamboat, but in reality, while he was not the first to come up with a 'steamboat,' he was the inventor of many other things - including primitive submarines which he called "plunge boats", torpedoes, marble cutting machines, etc - and his contribution to the history of the steamboat was even more important than that of an inventor - he convinced the public that the - and the use of canals - were efficient and safe means of transport. Illustrated. Notes, bibliography, index. 235 pp. ISBN: 0-884054381.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 31093
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  • Kemble, John Haskell.
    THE INAUGURATION OF THE CHINA MAIL 1866

    Edition: First printing.

    Grant Dahlstrom, 1966. First edition - An account of the inauguration of the steamship line to China by the Panama steamer, The Colorado. Printed for the Roxburghe-Zamorano Biennial of 1966. Stapled in self-wrappers. 8 pp.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 58045
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