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Where to buy our books? |
Our books are available at
bookstores, gift shops, museums shops, outfitters, schools,
public libraries and online booksellers.
To order :
Call
800-849-7263
Fax
800-337-9420
or
email
Also, visit the Sandlapper Book
Outlet at 1281 Amelia Street in Orangeburg,
Monday-Thursday.
Hours: 9:00-4:00
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The first steam locomotive in the United States
THE BEST FRIEND
Written by George Walton
Williams and
Illustrated by John Kollock
 A
delightfully illustrated book that depicts the true story of "The Best Friend",
the first steam locomotive built in America for service on a
railroad. The merchants of Charleston, South Carolina in
the 1820's had a problem: cotton planters were shipping their crops to Savannah,
Georgia, and business in town was bad. The businessmen seized upon a bold
plan to bring commerce their way when they decided to build a 140 mile railroad
track from Augusta to Charleston: a plan made more daring by the fact that no
steam locomotive had ever traveled so great a distance. They ordered a
steam locomotive from New York and named it "The Best Friend." Their new
friend not only brought new found trade and prosperity, but ushered in the era of
the railroad age.
Grades 1-3.. 61 pages. B/w drawings. 1990
ISBN 13: 978-0-87844-103-7
ISBN 10: 0-87844-103-4
Softcover $6.95
About the Authors:
George Walton Williams
is a native of Charleston, South
Carolina, and has a summer home in Georgia near the headwaters of the Savannah
River. He is on the English faculty at Duke University, and has written a
number of books including a history of St. Michael's Church in Charleston.
John Kollock
has illustrated some 30 books, including six
of his own creation. He combines historical research with painting and illustrating to bring
to life landmarks. He paints and writes in his 1870 farmhouse
studio near Clarkesville, Georgia.
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