"Web Feet summary: To get a perspective on the dramatic changes made possible by the advent of the steam engine, you should read at least the first couple of chapters of this fascinating work. First published in 1878, the book was compiled mostly from the author's notes for lectures delivered to engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. The 18th century development of the "modern type" steam engine is covered in detail, as are the refinements subsequently contributed by inventors such as Matthew Boulton and Robert Fulton."

"A History of the growth of the steam-Engine"
"A history of the growth of the steam-engine. By Robert H. Thurston"@en
"A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine"@en
"A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine"
"History of the growth of the steam-engine"@en
"A history of the growth of the steam-engine"@en
"A history of the growth of the steam-engine"
"A history of the growth of the steam-engine ... Centenial ed. [i.e. 1907 ed. reprinted]; with a supplementary chapter by William N. Barnard"
"History of the growth of the steam engine"@en
"A history of the growth of the steam engine"@en
"A History of the growth of the steam-engine"@en