Documents Tending to Provide the Superior Advantages of Rail-ways and Steam Carriages Over Canal Navigation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781022195271)

A series of essays and letters written by John Stevens, a pioneering American inventor and engineer, advocating for the construction of railroads and the use of steam locomotives in the United States in the early 19th century. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of early American industrialists and their visions for the future of transportation.

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