Life of John Fitch : the inventor of the steam-boat
Thompson Westcott's 1857 biography of John Fitch, published in Philadelphia by J.B. Lippincott for American readers interested in the disputed origins of steam navigation. Wood engravings show early steamboats under way with paddle wheels, masts and smoke, oar-and-frame propulsion rigs seen in profile, screw propellers in open water, and schematic cylinder-and-pipe engine diagrams.
