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The Steam Man of the Prairies
The Steam Man of the Prairies | Edward S. Ellis
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One of the earliest examples of steampunk literature and American science-fiction novels, this 1868 tale recounts the adventures of a teenage inventor who constructs an automaton to help him explore the American prairie.
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#TBRtemptation post 1! Check this out! Written in 1868, this book is recognized as: the first American science fiction dime novel, the first book to feature a mechanical man in fiction, and the first steampunk story (written during the Steam Era itself!). It takes place in the Old West, & it's about a teenage dwarf who invents a steam man & goes off on a quest for gold. They battle their way to riches. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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