Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young (1887)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York : John D. Williams · leaf 128
ter, instead of wind. Most people thoughtFulton either crazy or a fool, to attempt sohopeless a task. But Fulton was a great man, whose mindwas set upon a great object. So, letting theworld make itself merry at his expense, hewent calmly and patiently on. If he met ROBERT FULTON. 115 with a… … dles took hold of the wave, the boat movedforward, and steam navigation was accom-plished. This was perhaps the greatest invention ofmodern times. I am speaking of what hap- 116 WIT BOUGHT. pened in 1808. The journey of a week is atpresent but the trip of a day—a voyage of twomonths is but the…
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