David Bushnell and his turtle
Subtitle: the story of America's first submarine
By: by June Swanson ; illustrated by Mike Eagle.
Contributors: Eagle, Michael, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Atheneum; Collier Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Bushnell, David, b. 1740 -- Juvenile literature.; Bushnell, David, b. 1740.; Naval architects -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Submarines (Ships) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Submarine mines -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Inventors.; Submarines (Ships) -- History.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations, American -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: A biography of the eithteenth-century Connecticut farmer who invented the submarine first used in naval warfare during the American Revolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 40).