Title: Robert Fulton, a biography /
Authors: Philip, Cynthia Owen.
Date: 1985
Publisher: F. Watts,
Physical description: xii, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: V
Contents: Pennsylvania roots -- Many, many a silant solitary hour -- A prospect of considerable profits -- An adventurer armed with fortitude -- A curious machine for mending politics -- Works of genius and utility -- Wifey, hub, and toot -- Steamboat experiments -- Un succés complet et brillant -- Alias Robert Francis -- Mine is no common cause -- America -- Hudson River triumphs -- Monopolies are justly held as odious -- All the weight on one fulcrum -- The happiness of the earth -- The cupidity of many -- Fickle fortune -- Two such friends -- Useful and honorable amusements -- The nation's benefactor -- Stag at bay -- Epilogue.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815.; Inventors--United States--Biography.; Marine engineers--United States--Biography.; Technology--United States--History--18th century.; Technology--United States--History--19th century.