Item #373849 Steam Navigation; The Pioneers, the Shipwrights, and the First Great River Steamers . A nineteenth-century account of the bold experiments that launched steam travel, reshaping oceans, rivers, and the pace of empire. By Dionysius Lardner. An article printed in 1856. STEAM NAVIGATION: PIONEERS, EARLY RIVER STEAMERS.
Steam Navigation; The Pioneers, the Shipwrights, and the First Great River Steamers . A nineteenth-century account of the bold experiments that launched steam travel, reshaping oceans, rivers, and the pace of empire. By Dionysius Lardner. An article printed in 1856.
Steam Navigation; The Pioneers, the Shipwrights, and the First Great River Steamers . A nineteenth-century account of the bold experiments that launched steam travel, reshaping oceans, rivers, and the pace of empire. By Dionysius Lardner. An article printed in 1856.

Steam Navigation; The Pioneers, the Shipwrights, and the First Great River Steamers . A nineteenth-century account of the bold experiments that launched steam travel, reshaping oceans, rivers, and the pace of empire. By Dionysius Lardner. An article printed in 1856.

London: Walton and Maberly, 1856. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). Very Good Condition. Item #373849

Chronicles the rise of steam-powered vessels and their inventors, with focus on early American and British examples. 64 Pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without a title page. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Lardner's Museum of Science & Art and is now preserved in a modern loose card cover - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 11 x 18 cms. Category: Museum of Science & Art;.

Keywords: BZDB395 "steam, navigation, Hudson, Clyde, shipbuilding, invention, transport" Museum of Science & Art; STEAM NAVIGATION: PIONEERS & EARLY RIVER STEAMERS Steam Navigation; The Pioneers, the Shipwrights, and the First Great River Steamers . A

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