Item #65834 WHO INVENTED THE AMERICAN STEAMBOAT? A Statement of the Evidence that the First American Steamboat, Propelled by Means of Paddle Wheels, Was Invented, Constructed, and Successfully Operated on the Connecticut River, about 1792, by Captain Samuel Morey, of Orford, N.H., and that Robert Fulton Saw the Boat in Operation. William A. MOWRY.

WHO INVENTED THE AMERICAN STEAMBOAT? A Statement of the Evidence that the First American Steamboat, Propelled by Means of Paddle Wheels, Was Invented, Constructed, and Successfully Operated on the Connecticut River, about 1792, by Captain Samuel Morey, of Orford, N.H., and that Robert Fulton Saw the Boat in Operation.

Contoocook, (NH): New Hampshire Antiquarian Society, 1874. First edition, Collections of the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society, No. 1. 8vo. 28, (1) pp. List of officers, members and honorary members printed on verso of wrappers, with four members and a note added in manuscript. Original printed wrappers (darkened, some edgewear). Very good. Item #65834

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