Steamboats Come True: American Inventors in Action by James T. Flexner - 1993-01-01

Fordham University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Fordham University Press, 1994. VG/na. Softcover. Some rubbing & edgewear; tiny corner creases; hint of yellowing; overall clean & tight. 406 pages Keywords: 0823213765

NY: Fordham University Press, 1992. Softcover, [xxii], 406 pages. Very Good condition. Size 9"x6". "Exploring the fascinating byways of early America, the author has packed his book with personal histories: John Fitch, the driven genius; Fulton, the brilliant schemer; Rumsey, the charming backwoods tavern-keeper, playing for Washington's political favor, and many others, no less alive and interesting. He tells their stories as a race for success, and he does not award the verdict until the last page." Includes b&w illustrations, bibliography, and index. Book has moderate handling/shelfwear. Binding is tight. Text is clean and unmarked.. Very Good.

Fordham University Press. Used - Very Good. 1992. Paperback. Pap. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good. (Subject: American History).

New York: Fordham University Press, 1992. Trade paperback. Fine. Fordham University Press, c1992. 406pp., index, black and white illustrations. Reprint of the original 1944 edition. 8vo. Uncreased spine, fine bright looks unread trade paperback.

New York: Fordham University Press. NF. 1992. Reprint. Paperback. 0823213765 . Slight sunfading to spine; Otherwise fine; 6x9"; 406 p. .

New. The item is Brand New!

Fordham University Press, 1993-01-01. 2nd ed. paperback. Used:Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. 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".