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Alice Crary Sutcliffe. Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton
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PREFACE
ROBERT FULTON
CHAPTER I. An Old-time Fourth of July
CHAPTER II. Robert Fulton’s Boyhood
CHAPTER III. Painting Portraits and Miniatures
CHAPTER IV. The Gift of a Farm
CHAPTER V. Studying Art in England
CHAPTER VI. From Art to Invention
CHAPTER VII. Achievements in Paris
CHAPTER VIII. Building the First Submarine
CHAPTER IX. Building the First Steamboat
CHAPTER X. In Holland and England
CHAPTER XI. Experiments with a Submarine
CHAPTER XII. Some Early Steamboats
CHAPTER XIII. Building the Clermont
CHAPTER XIV. First Voyage of the Clermont
CHAPTER XV. Steamboats and Submarines
CHAPTER XVI. Ferry-boats and River-boats
CHAPTER XVII. Fulton’s Home and Fulton’s Honors
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Alice Crary Sutcliffe
Published by Good Press, 2022
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So many anecdotes have been told about Robert Fulton’s boyhood that they will fill a whole chapter. It is an inspiration to boys and girls, who dream of fame through splendid future action, to realize that a hero usually begins life by a normal childhood, striving to do well the trivial tasks. Daily duties well done form character, and only character creates worth.
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