A children’s alphabet with a difference is An ABC of American Innovation
(Abrams, £9.95, ISBN 0 8109 1967 2), in which you’ll find the Bottled
Breath of Thomas Edison, Gatling Gun, Horsedrawn Harrow and Radio Receiver. All
the photographs show objects of invention from the Henry Ford Museum in
Dearborn, Michigan, selected from the million items collected at the site as a
celebration of innovation.
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