01652cam a2200301 4500 261977095 TxAuBib 20160511120000.0 160215s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781508146353 pbk. 1508146357 pbk. (OCoLC)922912296 TxAuBib Royston, Angela. Robert Fulton and the steamboat / Angela Royston. New York : PowerKids Press, 2016. 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Inventions that changed the world Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. "Robert Fulton revolutionized water travel at the turn of the 19th century. In this book, readers will explore the different kinds of water travel available to Americans in the late 1700s and early 1800s, and how Fultons invention was a vast improvement. This book covers Fultons early life and work, his interest in canals and navigation, and his development of a widely successful steamboat. Readers will learn about how Fultons steamboat worked and how it impacted people."-- Amazon. 8-12. Brodart. 20160511. Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 Juvenile literature. Steamboats United States History 19th century Juvenile literature. . Inventors United States Biography Juvenile literature. Marine engineers United States Biography Juvenile literature. Inventions that changed the world.