Examines the life and many interests of eighteenth-century inventor and artist Robert Fulton, focusing on his development of the first large steamboat that worked.
In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother, and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship explodes, Emma and all onboard must fight for their survival in the icy waters of the Missouri River.
Robert Fulton's many accomplishments are covered in this biography. Not only was Fulton a gifted painter, he was also an innovative engineer whose inventions include the commercial steamboat, the torpedo, and the first working submarine.
Presents a profile of eighteenth-century scientist Robert Fulton, inventor of the first workable steamboat, discussing his childhood in Pennsylvania, his association with Ben Franklin, and his lifelong interest in all sorts of boats.
"Marie-Grace can't wait to begin her journey up the Mississippi River with her father. The steamboat is full of interesting passengers, including Wilhelmina Newman, a girl Marie-Grace's age. Wilhelmina is traveling alone, and she's carrying a secret. Her father has hidden gold somewhere, and he's left her clues to find it"--P. [4] of cover.
Abner Marsh, blinded by his desire to own and operate the finest steamboat on the Mississippi, agrees to go into partnership with the vampire Joshua York, not realizing until the maiden voyage of the "Fevre Dream" exactly what he has gotten himself into.
