Robert Fulton:

Inventions and improvements of inventions--these were the products of Fulton's mechanical ability. His most famous was the "Clermont," a steamboat he launched on the Hudson. Here is his boyhood.“Newbery award-winning author Marguerite Henry brings young Robert Fulton alive in this fascinating look at the foundational and character-forming acquaintances and experiences of the man generally credited with making steamboat transportation a commercial success in the United States and elsewhere around the world.”