Robert Fulton: A Biography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780595262038)

Robert Fulton was a renaissance man. Starting out as a fine arts painter, he produced the world's first steamboat empire, thrusting America to the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. At the same time, he invented a means of raising boats on canals and a system of submarine warfare. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvainia, he flourished in Philadelphia, London, Paris and New York City.

Author: Cynthia Owen Philip
ISBN-10: 0595262031
ISBN-13: 9780595262038
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2003
Pages: 404
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d