The steam man of the prairies /
One of the earliest examples of steampunk literature, this 1868 story was actually written during the Victorian era and was among the first American science-fiction novels. In fact, the tale features the very first literary instance of a mechanical man, published long before the term "robot&quo...
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| Language: | English |
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Mineola, New York :
Dover Publications, Inc.,
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| Summary: | One of the earliest examples of steampunk literature, this 1868 story was actually written during the Victorian era and was among the first American science-fiction novels. In fact, the tale features the very first literary instance of a mechanical man, published long before the term "robot" was coined. Extremely popular and much imitated in its day, The Steam Man of the Prairies recounts a teenage inventor's road test of his automaton, in which he conducts a party of gold prospectors across Indian territory. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint of the Beadle's American Novel, Number 45, August 1868, edition. |
| Physical Description: | v, 96 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780486806136 (trade pbk.) 0486806138 (trade pbk.) |