The design on the John Bull proved inspirational: more than a dozen similar locomotives were quickly manufactured on these shores, which in turn helped spawn a vital new American industry.
With a zealous eye for intriguing detail, David Weitzman gives us a window seat on the significant moments in the history of the John Bull: its commission and manufacture in the shops of George Stephenson in England, its arrival in the United States by steamship (reminiscent of Phararoh’s Boat, it was without assembly drawings or instructions), its years of successful service, and its retirement and subsequent move to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute—where is sat proudly and quietly until an exciting plan was hatched by its curators to honor its 150th anniversary in 1981…
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