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100 1 _aStone, Gertrude L.
_q(Gertrude Lincoln)
245 1 0 _aFamous Days in the Century of Invention
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-06-30
505 0 _aHow the sewing machine won favor -- Long-distance talking -- A new era in lighting -- The triumph of Goodyear -- The easier way of printing -- Anna Holman's daguerreotype -- The story of the reaper -- Grandma's introduction to electric cars.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Haragos Pál and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Famous Days in the Century of Invention" by Gertrude L. Stone and M. Grace Fickett is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles significant inventions and the stories behind them, showcasing key figures such as Elias Howe with his sewing machine and Alexander Graham Bell with the telephone. Each chapter focuses on different inventions and the challenges faced by their inventors, offering readers insights into the impact of these innovations on society. The opening of this work introduces young Jonathan Wheeler, who eagerly anticipates his first journey to Boston in 1845. The narrative describes his excitement about riding a railway train and culminates in his visit to a tailor's shop to witness the impressive workings of Elias Howe's sewing machine. Through Jonathan's eyes, we see the skepticism and challenges faced by Howe in promoting his invention, even when he successfully demonstrates the machine's superiority over hand-sewing. This early glimpse sets the stage for exploring the struggles and triumphs of inventors in the book's subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aInventions
700 1 _aFickett, M. Grace
_q(Mary Grace)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46150
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