Author: Thompson Westcott
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Life of John Fitch
Author: Thompson Westcott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Life of John Fitch
Author: Thompson Westcott
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 470
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Publisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 470
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Life of John Fitch, the Inventor of the Steam-Boat (Classic Reprint)
Author: Thompson Westcott
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484751971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Excerpt from Life of John Fitch, the Inventor of the Steam-Boat The cotemporaries of John Fitch have nearly all passed from the stage of life. To a new generation appeal is made for jus tice to the memory of one whose fame has long been obscured by an usurped credit, improperly allowed to another. If the present age does not, posterity, it is hoped, will, reverse, as far as is now possible, the foreboding prophecy of the derided and despised genius, written in 1791: The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches from my inven tion but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484751971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Excerpt from Life of John Fitch, the Inventor of the Steam-Boat The cotemporaries of John Fitch have nearly all passed from the stage of life. To a new generation appeal is made for jus tice to the memory of one whose fame has long been obscured by an usurped credit, improperly allowed to another. If the present age does not, posterity, it is hoped, will, reverse, as far as is now possible, the foreboding prophecy of the derided and despised genius, written in 1791: The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches from my inven tion but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Biography by Americans, 1658-1936
Author: Edward H. O'Neill
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512804940
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This volume is the most comprehensive bibliography of purely biographical material written by Americans. It covers every possible field of life but, by design, excludes autobiographies, diaries, and journals.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512804940
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This volume is the most comprehensive bibliography of purely biographical material written by Americans. It covers every possible field of life but, by design, excludes autobiographies, diaries, and journals.
John Fitch
Author: Roscoe Conkling Fitch
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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“A” Catalogue of Books
Southern and Western Literary Messenger and Review
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
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Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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A Practical Treatise on the Steam Engine
Author: Arthur Rigg
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Category : Steam engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Category : Steam engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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A Catalogue of Books Belonging to the Lower Hall of the Central Department
Author: Boston Public Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
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