Books by William Gurstelle

Each volume of William Gurstelle's unique, hands-on journey through history examines remarkable inventors whose insights and inventions helped create our modern world.

Industrial Revolutionaries is the second volume in William Gurstelle's unique exploration of history's great inventors. Each chapter revisits the life and times of one of the important inventors of the Industrial Revolution. Uniquely, this book also gives you step-by-step instructions for recreating the invention yourself.

Early Makers explores the life and times of people from the past whose insights and inventions helped create the world we live in. What sets this series apart from other history books - including other histories of technology - is that each chapter also includes step-by-step instructions for making your own version of the historical invention.