Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World

by David Macaulay

Book Overview

David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book.

Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind in their sails to make their journeys. But invention of steam power ushered in a new era of transportation that would change ocean...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596434775
• ISBN13: 9781596434776
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.0" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9