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100 1 _aKnight, Helen C.
_q(Helen Cross),
_d1814-1906
245 1 4 _aThe Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-10-03
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, readbueno 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"The Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son" by Helen C. Knight is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This narrative chronicles the lives and achievements of George Stephenson and his son Robert, focusing on their remarkable contributions to the development of the steam locomotive and the advent of railways. The work highlights both their personal struggles and their technical innovations in the early days of railway engineering. At the start of the book, we are introduced to a young George Stephenson, affectionately referred to as "Geordie Steve," navigating a childhood marked by poverty in the coal mining region of Wylam, England. The narration depicts his early life, which is filled with hard work at the coal pits and a hunger for knowledge despite the lack of formal education. As he takes on various jobs, including aiding his father at the coal mine and learning to read and write, his passion for machinery starts to take shape. This sets the stage for George's ascendance as an engineering pioneer, leading to the eventual creation of the famed locomotive "The Rocket," thus foreshadowing the transformative impact he would have on transportation and industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aInventors -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aLocomotives -- History -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRailroads -- Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aStephenson, George, 1781-1848 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aStephenson, Robert, 1803-1859 -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50119
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