Not So Fast, Tom Thumb: The story of the horse who raced an American steam locomotive
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On May 24, 1830, the first train service in the United States commenced in Baltimore, Maryland. Lucius Stockton's horses pulled these train carriages, but Peter Cooper believed he could invent a steam locomotive that could go faster than a horse.
On August 22, Cooper put the first American-made locomotive, Tom Thumb, on the tracks. Stockton and Cooper agreed to a horse versus steam engine race.
Not So Fast, Tom Thumb tells the story of one of the most remarkable and surprising contests in American history.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1956019944
ISBN13:9781956019940
Release Date:May 2023
Publisher:Dartfrog Blue
Length:26 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"
Age Range:7 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 5
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