{"product_id":"raising-water-by-fire-judith-brooks-9781913179168","title":"Raising water by fire: The Steam Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteam power was no stranger to anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt hid in plain sight for thousands of years waiting patiently to be unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaising Water by Fire tells the story of the inventors who struggled, cursed and loved their fantastical dreams of steam power and a wheel that turned seemingly under its own power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteam power began with a penniless French refugee and a stubborn Devon blacksmith. Later a restless Scot built engines more powerful than anything ever seen or imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'We are all from one living filament, possessing the faculty of improvement by our own inherent activity and of delivering down those improvements by generation to our posterity, world without end.' Erasmus Darwin 1794.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913179168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913179168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e UK Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d","brand":"Judith Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445863100671,"sku":"9781913179168","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5ac34b7-2273-4814-9d1a-24638743d25a.jpg?v=1777221141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raising-water-by-fire-judith-brooks-9781913179168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}