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STEVE AND THE STEAM ENGINE

By Sara Ware Bassett
The Invention Series
Paul and the Printing Press
Steve and the Steam Engine

"It was the conquering of this multitude of defects that gave to the world the intricate, exquisitely made machine."—Frontispiece. See page 103.

The Invention Series STEVE AND THE STEAM ENGINE BY SARA WARE BASSETT WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. O. SCOTT BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1921

Copyright, 1921,
By Little, Brown, and Company.

All rights reserved
Published September, 1921

THE PLIMPTON PRESS
NORWOOD · MASS · U · S · A

I	AN UNPREMEDITATED FOLLY	[1]
II	A MEETING WITH AN OLD FRIEND	[19]
III	A SECOND CALAMITY	[34]
IV	THE STORY OF THE FIRST RAILROAD	[51]
V	STEVE LEARNS A SAD LESSON	[67]
VI	MR. TOLMAN'S SECOND YARN	[77]
VII	A HOLIDAY JOURNEY	[94]
VIII	NEW YORK AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE	[110]
IX	AN ASTOUNDING CALAMITY	[125]
X	AN EVENING OF ADVENTURE	[145]
XI	THE CROSSING OF THE COUNTRY	[156]
XII	NEW PROBLEMS	[169]
XIII	DICK MAKES HIS SECOND APPEARANCE	[178]
XIV	A STEAMBOAT TRIP BY RAIL	[192]
XV	THE ROMANCE OF THE CLIPPER SHIP	[205]
XVI	AGAIN THE MAGIC DOOR OPENS	[216]
XVII	MORE STEAMBOATING	[224]
XVIII	A THANKSGIVING TRAGEDY	[238]
XIX	THE END OF THE HOUSE PARTY	[248]

Illustrations

"It was the conquering of this multitude of defects that gave to the world the intricate, exquisitely made machine."—Frontispiece.	[Frontispiece]
"You've got your engine nicely warmed up, youngster," he observed casually.	[8]
"I wish you'd tell me about this queer little old-fashioned boat."	[180]
He was fighting to prevent himself from being drawn beneath the jagged, crumbling edge of the hole.	[244]