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Can I read James Watt & The Steam Engine (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) on EtoBox?
James Watt & The Steam Engine (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) by Jim Whiting is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is James Watt & The Steam Engine (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) about?
James Watt was a sickly boy who was oftenbullied at school. He wasn't very self-confidentand doubted his ability. He was often paralyzedby the fear of going into poverty. He lived most ofhis life with ferocious headaches. His first wife,who always supported and encouraged him, diedwhen he was still a relatively young man.Yet he overcame these problems to becomeone of the most important inventors in worldhistory. He made improvements to the primitivesteam engines so that they could provide powerfor the factories that were springing up inEngland. These factories completely changed theway that people worked and lived, and madeJames Watt a wealthy, well-known man.
Who reads James Watt & The Steam Engine (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained) (Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Jim Whiting
- Publisher
- Hockessin, Del.: Mitchell Lane Publishers
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781584153719
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Engineering, Children'S, Biography
- Rating
- 3 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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