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Heroes and martyrs of invention (1890)

Towle, George M. (George Makepeace), 1841-1893 · Boston, Lee and Shepard; New York, C. T. Tillingham · leaf 183

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at. His good and generous friend, Mr.Livingston, had not lost faith in him, andshared his confidence. Mr. Livingston gaveFulton a large sum of money with which tobuild a steamboat on his latest plan, andFulton sailed for New York. There he atonce set about carrying out his scheme. Thistime the… … Ph O (JO CD H H C ROBERT FULTON — STEAMBOAT 167 duly equipped and fixed^ — a novel sight forthe lookers-on to see^ — lay moored at lierdock in the North River. The momentousday for her first trip had arrived. A crowdassembled at the dock to see her start.Fulton, with beating heart, stood on the…

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