The Steam Man of the Prairies
Edward S. Ellis
Narrator Arthur Vincet
Publisher: Audioliterature
Summary
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...
Duration: about 3 hours (03:00:39) Publishing date: 2017-03-22; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2017. Copyright Statment: —