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The Steam Man of the Prairies
- Author
- Edward S. Ellis
- Narrator
- Arthur Vincet
- Publisher
- Audioliterature
- Publish Date
- 22 March 2017
- Run Time
- 3 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Edward S. Ellis
- Narrator
- Arthur Vincet
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Release Date
- 22 March 2017
- ISBN
- 4250887831242
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Audioliterature
- Genre
- Children's / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
Synopsis
The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis was the first U.S science fiction dime novel and an archetype of the Frank Reade series. It is one of the earliest examples of the so-called "Edisonade" genre. The novel starts with Ethan Hopkins and Mickey McSquizzle-a "Yankee" and an "Irishman"-encountering a colossal, steam-powered man in the American prairies. This steam-man was constructed by Johnny Brainerd, a teenage boy, who uses the steam-man to carry him in a carriage on various adventures...
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