Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Wonder Stories
The Story of the Astronomer and the Wonders of the Universe The Story of the Heliographer and the Mysteries of the Sun. The Story of the Selenographer and His Trips to the Moon. The Story of the Geologist and His Journeys on the Earth. The Story of the Statesman and the Country in which We Live The Story of the Congressman and Government by the People The Story of the Railroad - the Forerunner of Modern Prog ress The Story of the Empire Builders Who Awakened a Continent The Story of the Steamship and the Conquest of the Seas. The Story of the Aviator and the Ships that Fly in the Clouds The Story of the Canal Builder Who Severed a Hemisphere The Story of the Bridge Builder Who Spans Rivers and Can yons The Story of the Engineer Who Tunnels under the Earth. The Story of the Irrigators Who Transform Deserts into Gar dens The Story of the Dam Builder Who Conquers the Mighty Waters The Story of the Ocean Cables that Connect the Continents. The Story of the Architect and Our Great Skyscrapers The Story of the Man in the Cab Behind the Locomotive.
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