Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Not So Fast, Tom Thumb : The story of the horse who raced an American steam locomotive, Paperback / softback Book

Not So Fast, Tom Thumb : The story of the horse who raced an American steam locomotive Paperback / softback

Illustrated by Agnes Antonello

Paperback / softback

Out of stock

Description

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.

Information

Save 1%

£12.99

£12.79

Out of stock
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information