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Not So Fast, Tom Thumb

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On May 24, 1830, the first train service in the United States commenced in Baltimore, Maryland. Lucius Stockton's horses pulled these train carriages, but Peter Cooper believed he could invent a steam locomotive that could go faster than a horse. On August 22, Cooper put the first American-made locomotive, Tom Thumb, on the tracks. Stockton and Cooper agreed to a horse versus steam engine race. Not So Fast, Tom Thumb tells the story of one of the most remarkable and surprising contests in American history.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781956019933
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 26
  • Utgitt:
  • 23 mai 2023
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 178x2x254 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 96 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 26 oktober 2024

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On May 24, 1830, the first train service in the United States commenced in Baltimore, Maryland. Lucius Stockton's horses pulled these train carriages, but Peter Cooper believed he could invent a steam locomotive that could go faster than a horse.

On August 22, Cooper put the first American-made locomotive, Tom Thumb, on the tracks. Stockton and Cooper agreed to a horse versus steam engine race.

Not So Fast, Tom Thumb tells the story of one of the most remarkable and surprising contests in American history.

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