Steam Fights the River

Pioneers on the Early Waterways, Part Two

A Royal Fireworks Press Publication (Author) · Christopher Tice (Illustrator, Narrator)

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Order Code: 8908
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“Steam isn’t strong enough to push a boat upriver,” people said to Nick Roosevelt when he unveiled the first steamboat on the Ohio River. But Mr. Roosevelt had designed the boat carefully, and he was sure it would work. For its maiden voyage, the New Orleans was to go down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to its namesake city, turn around, and go back upriver, against the current. No one thought it could be done. Then Mother Nature put a twist on the story, making the outcome even more uncertain.

Details

Series
Pioneers on the Early Waterways Dyslexia Series
Ages
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Subjects
History
Formats
Dyslexia-Friendly
Pages
39
ISBN
978-0-88092-890-8
Order Code
8908