The Prometheus of Steam

<p><strong>He invented the railway locomotive. He died penniless.</strong></p><p>Richard Trevithick the self-taught Cornish genius dared to harness the dangerous force of high-pressure steam giving the world its first self-propelled engine and setting the foundation for the Age of Steam.</p><p>But Trevithick was a reckless visionary whose mechanical brilliance was undermined by catastrophic business failures. Follow his epic life: from the copper mines to the doomed London spectacles and his eleven-year exile chasing fortune across the treacherous Peruvian Andes.</p><p>His legacy was stolen by rivals. This comprehensive biography reclaims the essential story of the indispensable pioneer who was forgotten by the world he created. Approx.170 pages 31000 word count</p>