{"product_id":"not-so-fast-tom-thumb-judith-tabler-9781956019933","title":"Not So Fast, Tom Thumb: The story of the horse who raced an American steam locomotive","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn May 24, 1830, the first train service in the United States commenced in Baltimore, Maryland. Lucius Stockton's horses pulled these train carriages, but Peter Cooper believed he could invent a steam locomotive that could go faster than a horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn August 22, Cooper put the first American-made locomotive, \u003cem\u003eTom Thumb\u003c\/em\u003e, on the tracks. Stockton and Cooper agreed to a horse versus steam engine race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot So Fast, Tom Thumb\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of one of the most remarkable and surprising contests in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Tabler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956019936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956019933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dartfrog Blue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023","brand":"Judith Tabler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138473718015,"sku":"9781956019933","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7c45255-d18f-4cc2-a464-f111de50fbfe.jpg?v=1687899851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-so-fast-tom-thumb-judith-tabler-9781956019933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}