The Man from Steamtown

by James R. Adair

Book Overview

The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam. F. Nelson Blount's interest in steam engines began when he was only four. As he grew up, he studied and wrote about them, often traveling many miles to see one. Yet it was years before he was able to pursue his dream...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163269042X
• ISBN13: 9781632690425
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Blount Fine Foods
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"