THE CORNISH GIANT
By L.T.C. Rolt
The story of Richard Trevithick, father of the steam locomotive.
Contents:
The Cornish Mines
The Young Trevithick
Strong Steam<
The First Road Steamers
The Railway Locomotive Is Born
Many Inventions
New World Adventure
The Wanderer Returns
A Note On The Efficiency of Early Steam Engines
Hard cover, dust jacket has small 1" chip on upper spine, glassine cover protects jacket, overall very good condition, published 1960, 5x8, 160 pages, $10.
