“Puffing Billy” and the Prize “Rocket;” Or, The Story of the Stephensons and Our Railways.

“Puffing Billy” and the Prize “Rocket;” Or, The Story of the Stephensons and Our Railways.

by Helen Cross Knight, H.C. Knight
“Puffing Billy” and the Prize “Rocket;” Or, The Story of the Stephensons and Our Railways.
“Puffing Billy” and the Prize “Rocket;” Or, The Story of the Stephensons and Our Railways.

“Puffing Billy” and the Prize “Rocket;” Or, The Story of the Stephensons and Our Railways.

by Helen Cross Knight, H.C. Knight

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“Puffing Billy” and the Prize “Rocket;” Or, The Story of the Stephensons and Our Railways by Helen Cross Knight aka H.C. Knight

CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Life Among the Coal-Pits.
Chapter 2. Mending and Making--Little Bob.
Chapter 3. Who Began Railroads--”Puffing Billy.”
Chapter 4. Two Cities that Wanted to Get Near Each Other--A New Friend.
Chapter 5. Hunting Up His Own Work--An Enterprising Quaker--What Was the Result?
Chapter 6. The Two Cities Trying Again--Bugbears.
Chapter 7. Grappling with Difficulties--The Bog--A Puzzle--The Prize Offer.
Chapter 8. Robert’s Return--A Curious Encounter--The Prize Engine.
Chapter 9. Opening of the New Road--Difficulties Vanish--A New Era.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940014758192
Publisher: Denise Henry
Publication date: 06/06/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 63 KB
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