Project Gutenberg 2015-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 198 Knight, Helen C. (Helen Cross) 1814 1906 Knight, H. C. (Helen Cross) Cross, Helen Knight, Helen Cross The Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son Produced by Chris Curnow, readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son" by Helen C. Knight is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This narrative chronicles the lives and achievements of George Stephenson and his son Robert, focusing on their remarkable contributions to the development of the steam locomotive and the advent of railways. The work highlights both their personal struggles and their technical innovations in the early days of railway engineering. At the start of the book, we are introduced to a young George Stephenson, affectionately referred to as "Geordie Steve," navigating a childhood marked by poverty in the coal mining region of Wylam, England. The narration depicts his early life, which is filled with hard work at the coal pits and a hunger for knowledge despite the lack of formal education. As he takes on various jobs, including aiding his father at the coal mine and learning to read and write, his passion for machinery starts to take shape. This sets the stage for George's ascendance as an engineering pioneer, leading to the eventual creation of the famed locomotive "The Rocket," thus foreshadowing the transformative impact he would have on transportation and industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Inventors -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fiction Locomotives -- History -- Juvenile fiction Railroads -- Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile fiction Stephenson, George, 1781-1848 -- Juvenile fiction Stephenson, Robert, 1803-1859 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 178605 2025-07-20T06:36:22.018239 text/html 152377 2024-10-22T23:13:15 text/html 1337657 2025-07-20T06:36:26.453201 application/epub+zip 1336217 2025-07-20T06:36:23.261263 application/epub+zip 145788 2025-07-20T06:36:22.547255 application/epub+zip 1384060 2025-07-20T06:36:28.937183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1321536 2025-07-20T06:36:25.947205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179753 2022-09-22T16:27:20.514117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148626 2025-07-20T06:36:21.546232 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128630 2024-10-22T23:13:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19525 2025-07-20T06:36:29.074173 application/rdf+xml 13609 2025-07-20T06:36:22.631211 image/jpeg 2313 2025-07-20T06:36:22.589210 image/jpeg 1290238 2025-07-20T06:36:22.115226 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog